Wiślinka
Wiślinka [viˈɕlinka] (German: Wesselinken) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pruszcz Gdański, within Gdańsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Pruszcz Gdański and 12 km (7 mi) east of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
Wiślinka | |
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Village | |
 Aerial view of the mouth of the Śmiała Wisła River with Wiślinka at the bottom right of the picture | |
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| Coordinates: 54°20′18″N 18°48′7″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Gdańsk |
| Gmina | Gmina Pruszcz Gdański |
| Population | 939 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GDA |
| Voivodeship roads |  |
During World War II it was the location of a subcamp of the Stutthof concentration camp, in which the Germans imprisoned around 50 people as forced labour.[2]
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Gliński, Mirosław. "Podobozy i większe komanda zewnętrzne obozu Stutthof (1939–1945)". Stutthof. Zeszyty Muzeum (in Polish). 3: 168. ISSN 0137-5377.
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