Suchanino

District of Gdańsk in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
54°22′N 18°39′E / 54.367°N 18.650°E / 54.367; 18.650Country PolandVoivodeshipPomeranianCounty/CityGdańskWithin city limits1902Area
 • Total1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi)Population
 (2019[1])
 • Total10,323 • Density7,200/km2 (19,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationGD

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 km2 it has a population density of 9,812 inhabitants/km2. 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.[2] The prisoners were subjected to forced labour at a local brickyard.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Podział administracyjny Gdańska". BIP - Urząd Miejski W Gdańsku (in Polish). Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b 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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