Piekło [ˈpjɛkwɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sztum, within Sztum County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Sztum and 51 km (32 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk.
Piekło | |
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Village | |
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  Piekło | |
| Coordinates: 53°55′55″N 18°51′58″E / 53.93194°N 18.86611°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Sztum |
| Gmina | Sztum |
| First mentioned | 1570 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 353 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GSZ |
History edit
The village was first mentioned in 1570.[2] In 1868, it had a population of 723, including 532 Catholics, 190 Protestants and one Jew, which mainly lived off agriculture and fishing.[3]
In 1937, a Nazi German militia attacked a group of Polish youths returning from singing classes. One of the fathers, Józef Borkowski, stood up in their defense, and was beaten unconscious.[4] Local Polish teacher Jan Hinc was murdered by the Nazis, and is commemorated with a plaque at the local school.
Cuisine edit
The officially protected traditional foods of Piekło, as designated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland are the Piekło marzipan hearts, local cookies, decorated with chocolate or jelly, and the Piekło kiełbasa with black mustard seed, a local type of kiełbasa.[5][2]
References edit
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b c "Marcepanowe serduszka z Piekła". Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi - Portal Gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VIII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1887. p. 82.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. pp. 40–41.
- ^ "Kiełbasa z Piekła z czarną gorczycą". Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi - Portal Gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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