Zblewo
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Zblewo | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Saint Michael Archangel church in Zblewo | |
  Zblewo | |
| Coordinates: 53°56′5″N 18°19′46″E / 53.93472°N 18.32944°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Starogard |
| Gmina | Zblewo |
| Highest elevation | 132 m (433 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 102 m (335 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,615 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GST |
| Website | www.zblewo.pl |
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.
The oldest mention of the village dates back to 1305.[2] Zblewo was a royal village of the Kingdom of Poland, administratively located in the Tczew County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[3]
It was annexed by Prussia in the First Partition of Poland in 1772. The development of Zblewo in the latter half of the 19th century is primarily associated with the construction of the Prussian Eastern Railway.[2] After World War I, Poland regained independence and control of the village.
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1939, the German 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).[4]
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.