Tomaszkowo

Village in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland

53°43′N 20°25′E / 53.717°N 20.417°E / 53.717; 20.417Country

PolandVoivodeshipWarmian-MasurianCountyOlsztynGminaStawigudaPopulation

(2011^[1])

541Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Area code+48 89Vehicle registrationNOL

Tomaszkowo [tɔmaʂˈkɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stawiguda, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[2] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Stawiguda and 10 km (6 mi) south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in Warmia.

Notable people

Jan Boenigk^[pl] (1903–1982), Polish teacher and publicist in Warmia, imprisoned by the Germans in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II, was born in the village
Edward Turowski^[pl] (1904–1972), member of the Sejm, Polish teacher in Warmia, imprisoned by the Germans in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II, was born and died in the village

References

^ "Wieś Tomaszkowo (warmińsko-mazurskie)". Polska w liczbach (in Polish). Retrieved 1 November 2019.
^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.