Nawcz
| Nawcz | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Nawcz | |
| Coordinates: 54°30′19″N 17°56′32″E / 54.50528°N 17.94222°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Wejherowo |
| Gmina | Łęczyce |
| Population | 252 |
Nawcz ([naft͡ʂ]; Kashubian: Nôwcz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łęczyce, within Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Łęczyce, 23 km (14 mi) south-west of Wejherowo, and 48 km (30 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk. The village has a population of 252.
For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
Auffanglager Nawitz
During the occupation of Poland by the Third Reich in World War II the village was the location of the forced-labour camp Nawitz set up as one of 40 subcamps of the notorious Nazi German Stutthof concentration camp near Gdańsk, totalling more than 85,000 victims.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ↑ "Stutthof, the first Nazi concentration camp outside Germany". Jewishgen.org. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
- ↑ Tenhumberg, Nawitz (Nawcz) Außenlager des Konzentrationslagers Stutthof. 2008 Tenhumbergreinhard.de (Düsseldorf).
- ↑ Zachor, Memorial to the Victims of the Stutthof Concentration Camp 2014 We Remember (with collection of photographs).
Coordinates: 54°30′19″N 17°56′32″E / 54.50528°N 17.94222°E