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Ugoszcz, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 54°07′21″N 17°31′41″E / 54.12250°N 17.52806°E / 54.12250; 17.52806
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Ugoszcz
Village
Mary Magdalene church in Ugoszcz
Mary Magdalene church in Ugoszcz
Ugoszcz is located in Poland
Ugoszcz
Ugoszcz
Coordinates: 54°07′21″N 17°31′41″E / 54.12250°N 17.52806°E / 54.12250; 17.52806
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyBytów
GminaStudzienice
Population
740
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGBY

Ugoszcz [ˈuɡɔʂt͡ʂ] is a village in Gmina Studzienice, Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Bytów and 76 km (47 mi) south-west of Gdańsk (capital city of the Pomeranian Voivodeship).

History

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In 1885, the village had a population of 717.[1]

In 1939, the Germans arrested local Polish activists and teachers, and expelled the local Polish organist.[2][3]

From 1975 to 1998 the village was in Słupsk Voivodeship.

References

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  1. ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XII (in Polish). Warsaw. 1892. p. 751.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Cygański, Mirosław (1984). "Hitlerowskie prześladowania przywódców i aktywu Związków Polaków w Niemczech w latach 1939-1945". Przegląd Zachodni (in Polish) (4): 45–46, 49.
  3. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 79.
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