Stogi, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Stogi [ˈstɔɡi] (German Heubuden) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malbork, within Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Malbork and 40 km (25 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is known for its historical Mennonite cemetery founded by Olędrzy, people of Dutch or German ancestry who settled Poland hundreds of years ago.

Stogi
Village
Mennonite cemetery
Stogi
Coordinates: 54°4′34″N 18°58′31″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyMalbork
GminaGmina Malbork
Population
430

Before 1772, the area was part of the Kingdom of Poland, from 1772 to 1919, Prussia and Germany, from 1920 to 1939, the Free City of Danzig, and, from September 1939 to February 1945, Nazi Germany.

The village has a population of 430.

Former Mennonite village of Heubuden

In Stogi there is the oldest (1768) and one of the biggest Mennonite cemeteries of Poland.

  • Mennonite graveyard
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References
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

See also

For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.


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