Stogi, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
54°4′34″N 18°58′31″E / 54.07611°N 18.97528°E / 54.07611; 18.97528Country PolandVoivodeshipPomeranianCountyMalborkGminaMalborkPopulation
430

Stogi [ˈstɔɡi] 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.

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

Former Mennonite village of Heubuden

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

  • Mennonite graveyard
    Mennonite graveyard

See also

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

References

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


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