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Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Sławki
Village
Sławki is located in PolandSławkiSławki
Coordinates: 54°15′23″N 18°10′36″E / 54.25639°N 18.17667°E / 54.25639; 18.17667
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyKartuzy
GminaSomonino
Population412
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGKA

Sławki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. 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.

Transport

There is a railway station in the village.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 154.
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