Przytarnia [pʂɨˈtarɲa]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Karsin, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Karsin, 20 km (12 mi) south of Kościerzyna, and 68 km (42 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania.

Przytarnia
Village
Przytarnia is located in Poland
Przytarnia
Przytarnia
Coordinates: 53°56′56″N 17°52′23″E / 53.94889°N 17.87306°E / 53.94889; 17.87306
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyKościerzyna
GminaKarsin
Population
187
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGKS

History

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Memorial at the site of a German massacre of Poles carried out in 1944

Przytarnia was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tuchola County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the Germans carried out a massacre of nine Poles including women and children in October 1944 (see also Nazi crimes against the Polish nation). There is a memorial at the site.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 124.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)