Żelkowo Explained

Żelkowo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Słupsk
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Główczyce
Coordinates:54.5903°N 17.2078°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Population Total:280

Żelkowo (German: Wendisch Silkow)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Główczyce, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 11km (07miles) west of Główczyce, 180NaN0 north-east of Słupsk, and 960NaN0 west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a church built in the first half of the 19th century. Near the village there is a hydro power-station on Łupawa river, built in 1906.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
  2. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  3. Web site: Private site about Słupsk county . 2010-09-01 . Polish.