Zblewo
Village in Poland
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Zblewo [ˈzblɛvɔ] is a village in Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It is the seat of Gmina Zblewo. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kociewie in the historic region of Pomerania.
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Saint Michael Archangel church in Zblewo | |
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| Coordinates: 53°56′5″N 18°19′46″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Starogard |
| Gmina | Zblewo |
| Highest elevation | 132 m (433 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 102 m (335 ft) |
| Population | 3,615 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GST |
| Website | www.zblewo.pl |
Transport
The village is served by a railway station on the Tczew–Kostrzyn route, line 203.
Zblewo is located on the national road DK22 in between Chojnice and Starogard Gdański on the route running from Gorzów Wielkopolski to the Russian Border in Masuria.
Amenities
There is a shopping centre in Zblewo as well as shops located in the village centre. There is a sports center in the village that includes a football pitch and basketball court.
Sports
The village is represented by the football team Sokół Zblewo who currently play in the Klasa A division.[2] The village's municipal stadium is also the home ground of KS Sławek Borzechowo[3] from the neighbouring village of Borzechowo.
History
The oldest mention of the village dates back to 1305.[4] Zblewo was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tczew County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[5]
The development of Zblewo in the latter half of the 19th century is primarily associated with the construction of the Prussian Eastern Railway.[4]
During the Nazi occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1939, the Nazis murdered several Poles from Zblewo, including a local priest, along with Poles from other villages in large massacres in the Szpęgawski Forest (see Intelligenzaktion).[6]
Notable people
- Józef Wrycza (1884–1961), Polish Catholic priest, pro-independence activist, member of the Polish resistance movement in World War II
- Hanna Polk (1963–2019), Polish actress