Sławki | |
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Village | |
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  Sławki | |
| Coordinates: 54°15′23″N 18°10′36″E / 54.25639°N 18.17667°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Kartuzy |
| Gmina | Somonino |
| Population | 412 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GKA |
Sławki [ˈswafki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Somonino, 9 km (6 mi) south of Kartuzy, and 33 km (21 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located in the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania.
History
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1939, some Poles from Sławki were among the victims of a massacre committed by the Germans in nearby Kaliska as part of the genocidal Intelligenzaktion campaign.[2]
Transport
There is a railway station in the village.
References
- ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ↑ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 154.
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