Steegen (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
Steegen (also known as Steegen-Kobbelgrube, now known as Stegna; coordinates: 54.326389° N, 19.112222° E [54° 19′ 35″ N, 19° 6′ 44″ E]; population in 1905, 1,240, in 2012, 4,000), a village in the Danzig Lowlands, West Prussia, located approximately 13 kilometres (8 miles) north of Nowy Dwór Gdański (Tiegenhof) and 32 km (20 mi) east of the regional capital Gdańsk (Danzig). Steegen is where the Mennonites regularly held meetings in 1920-45, led by a preacher of the Tiegenhagen congregation, to which the Steegen Mennonites belonged.
Bibliography
"Familienforschung in Westpreußen." Hans-Jürgen Wolf. Web. 29 September 2012. http://www.westpreussen.de.
Maps
Map:Stegna (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1959 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Steegen (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Steegen_(Pomeranian_Voivodeship,_Poland)&oldid=96562.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1959). Steegen (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Steegen_(Pomeranian_Voivodeship,_Poland)&oldid=96562.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 622. All rights reserved.
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