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Skórcz
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Skórcz
Total population
3,513
Demographic figures from Statistics Poland (GUS). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Skórcz is a town in Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, with 3,609 inhabitants (2017). It is located in the ethnocultural region of Kociewie in the historic region of Pomerania.
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History
Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in 1939, Skórcz was occupied by Germany. The nearby forest was the site of a massacre of 11 Poles committed by the German Selbstschutz. A prison of the German gendarmerie was established in the town. Poles from Skórcz were among the victims of large massacres of Poles from the region committed by the occupiers in 1939 in the forests of Szpęgawsk and Zajączek as part of the Intelligenzaktion. In 1942, the Germans renamed the town to Großwollental in attempt to erase traces of Polish origin. German occupation ended in 1945, and the town's historic name was restored. In 2010, the first monument to Lech Kaczyński, Polish President killed in the Smolensk air disaster, was unveiled in Skórcz.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Notable people from here
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Nearby places in Pomerania
- Mieliczki1.6 mi away
- Wolental2.1 mi away · pop. 560
- Wielbrandowo2.5 mi away · pop. 205
- Miryce2.8 mi away · pop. 162
- Wielki Bukowiec2.9 mi away · pop. 520
- Pączewo3.7 mi away · pop. 685
- Markocin4.1 mi away · pop. 40
- Wierzbiny4.2 mi away
- Kościelna Jania4.4 mi away · pop. 191
- Smolniki4.5 mi away · pop. 42
- Wda5.3 mi away · pop. 417
- Wycinki5.6 mi away · pop. 270
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Official Identifiers
GUS — Statistics Poland
- SIMC code
- 0934777
- Population (Wikidata)
- 3,513
- Wikidata
- Q954116
SIMC place ID via Wikidata P4046
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • GUS — Statistics Poland — SIMC place ID via Wikidata P4046