Darskowo, Drawsko County
Darskowo | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Nursing home in Darskowo | |
  Darskowo Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 53°32′N 15°57′E / 53.533°N 15.950°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| County | Drawsko |
| Gmina | Złocieniec |
| Population | |
• Total | 340 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Darskowo [darsˈkɔvɔ] (German: Friedrichsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Złocieniec, within Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 km (3 mi) west of Złocieniec, 10 km (6 mi) east of Drawsko Pomorskie, and 92 km (57 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin.
The village has a population of 340.
History
During World War II the Germans established and operated a forced labour camp for prisoners of war of various nationalities in the village.[2] On 29 January 1945, the village was the site of the second stop during the German-organised march of some 6,000 Polish prisoners of war from the Oflag II-D camp headed westwards.[3]
Sights
There is a nursing home and a historic church of Saints Peter and Paul in Darskowo.
Notable residents
- Joachim Müncheberg (1918-1943), Luftwaffe pilot
References
- ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ↑ Krzysztof Bednarek. "Tajemnica sprzed lat. Ofiary niedokończonej autostrady". GK24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ↑ Bojar-Fijałkowski, Gracjan (1979). Losy jeńców wojennych na Pomorzu Zachodnim i w Meklemburgii 1939–1945 (in Polish). Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej. p. 345. ISBN 83-11-06267-6.
