Rusocin, Pomeranian Voivodeship

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Rusocin
Village
Manor in the village
Manor in the village
Rusocin is located in Poland
Rusocin
Rusocin
Coordinates: 54°13′42″N 18°37′35″E / 54.22833°N 18.62639°E / 54.22833; 18.62639Coordinates: 54°13′42″N 18°37′35″E / 54.22833°N 18.62639°E / 54.22833; 18.62639
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyGdańsk
GminaGmina Pruszcz Gdański
Population
 • Total980
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGDA
HighwaysA1-PL.svg S6-PL.svg
Websitehttp://www.rusocin.80.pl

Rusocin [ruˈsɔt͡ɕin] (German: Russoschin) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pruszcz Gdański, within Gdańsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Pruszcz Gdański and 16 km (10 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 980.

History[]

During World War II, from September 1944 to February 1945, the village was the location of a subcamp of the Stutthof concentration camp, in which Nazi Germans imprisoned around 300 Jewish women as forced labour.[2]

Transport[]

The village is located close to the start/end point of the A1 and S6 highways.

References[]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Gliński, Mirosław. "Podobozy i większe komanda zewnętrzne obozu Stutthof (1939–1945)". Stutthof. Zeszyty Muzeum (in Polish). 3: 177. ISSN 0137-5377.
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