Dziemiany

Dziemiany
Village
Saint Anthony church in Dziemiany
Saint Anthony church in Dziemiany
Dziemiany is located in Poland
Dziemiany
Dziemiany
Coordinates: 54°0′23″N 17°46′6″E / 54.00639°N 17.76833°E / 54.00639; 17.76833
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyKościerzyna
GminaDziemiany
Population
1,751
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Dziemiany pronounced [d͡ʑɛˈmʲanɨ] is a village in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Dziemiany.[1] It lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of Kościerzyna and 70 km (43 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It was the location of the Nazi concentration camp Dzimianen - Sophienwalde, a subcamp of the concentration camp Stutthof. Here the SS-Truppenübungsplatz Westpreußen was located during the occupation of Poland in World War II.

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