Szpęgawsk

Szpęgawsk [ˈʂpɛnɡafsk] (German: Spengawsken) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Starogard Gdański, within Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Starogard Gdański and 41 km (25 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk. The village has a population of 620.

Szpęgawsk
Village
Szpęgawsk
Coordinates: 54°0′17″N 18°36′25″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyStarogard
GminaGmina Starogard Gdański
Population
620
Monument at the place of execution in Szpęgawsk Forest.

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

During the Nazi Occupation, around 5000-7000 civilians were executed between September 1939 and January 1941 in the Forest of Szpęgawsk (Las Szpęgawski), most of them intellectuals and Jews from Pomerania.[2]

References
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. pl:Zbrodnia w Lesie Szpęgawskim



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