Jastrzębsko Stare

Coordinates: 52°18′N 16°4′E / 52.300°N 16.067°E / 52.300; 16.067
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Jastrzębsko Stare
Village
Virgin Mary Queen of Poland church
Virgin Mary Queen of Poland church
Jastrzębsko Stare is located in Poland
Jastrzębsko Stare
Jastrzębsko Stare
Coordinates: 52°18′N 16°4′E / 52.300°N 16.067°E / 52.300; 16.067
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyNowy Tomyśl
GminaNowy Tomyśl
Population
 • Total660
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationPNT
Voivodeship road

Jastrzębsko Stare [jasˈtʂɛmpskɔ ˈstarɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Tomyśl, within Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Nowy Tomyśl and 59 km (37 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań.

History[edit]

During World War II, in January 1945, a German-perpetrated death march of prisoners of various nationalities from the dissolved camp in Żabikowo to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp passed through the village.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ "Ewakuacja piesza". Muzeum Martyrologiczne w Żabikowie (in Polish). Retrieved 9 December 2023.