Suchanino
Suchanino (Kashubian: Cëgónczi, German: Zigankenberg) is a district of Gdańsk, Poland, located in the central part of the city.
With 12,937 inhabitants in an area of 1.3 km it has a population density of 9,812 inhabitants/km. Most buildings are high-rise and were constructed in the 1970s.
During World War II, the Germans established and operated a subcamp of the Stutthof concentration camp in the district. The prisoners were subjected to forced labour at a local brickyard.
References
- ^ "Podział administracyjny Gdańska". BIP - Urząd Miejski W Gdańsku (in Polish). Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ Gliński, Mirosław. "Podobozy i większe komanda zewnętrzne obozu Stutthof (1939–1945)". Stutthof. Zeszyty Muzeum (in Polish). 3: 168. ISSN 0137-5377.
External links
- Map of Suchanino
- Old map of Zigankenberg
- http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905/A/Zigankenberg
- http://www.xs4all.nl/~wolfzim/origine.html
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