Łąg [wɔnk] (Kashubian: Łãg, German: Long, 1942-45 Schönhain) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czersk, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Czersk, 37 km (23 mi) north-east of Chojnice, and 71 km (44 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

Łąg
Village
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Łąg
Łąg Show map of Poland Łąg Show map of Pomeranian Voivodeship
Coordinates: 53°49′45″N 18°3′52″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Chojnice
Gmina	Czersk
Population	1,135
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	GCH
Website	http://solectwo-lag.go.pl/

The village has a population of 1,135.

History

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

In 1904 a local branch of the "Sokół" Polish Gymnastic Society was founded in the village.

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1942, the Germans carried out expulsions of Poles, who were initially held in the Potulice concentration camp, and then some were deported to forced labour in Germany, while their farms were handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[3]

Notable people

• Augustyn Worzałła [pl] (1837–1905), Polish Catholic priest and activist, local parish priest

References

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