Drawsko, Greater Poland Voivodeship Explained

Drawsko
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Greater Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Czarnków-Trzcianka
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Drawsko
Coordinates:52.85°N 18°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Elevation Min M:35
Elevation Max M:50
Population Total:1640
Website:http://www.gminadrawsko.pl
Timezone1:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Iso Code:POL
Registration Plate:PCT
Blank Name Sec2:Voivodeship roads

Drawsko is a village in Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Drawsko.[1] It lies approximately 37km (23miles) west of Czarnków and 780NaN0 north-west of the regional capital Poznań.

History

The remains of six skeletons, which were allegedly interred as vampires in the 17th and 18th century, were found in archaeologic excavations of the local cemetery.[2] However the theory about "vampire burials" there has been contested later.[3]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the Polish resistance was active in the village.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . pl.
  2. Gregoricka . Lesley A. . Betsinger . Tracy K. . Scott . Amy B. . Polcyn . Marek . 26 November 2014. Apotropaic Practices and the Undead: A Biogeochemical Assessment of Deviant Burials in Post-Medieval Poland. PLoS ONE. Public Library of Science . 9. 11 . e113564. 10.1371/journal.pone.0113564. 25427197 . 4245124. free .
  3. https://www.history.com/news/polands-sickle-wearing-corpses-not-vampire-burials "Poland’s Sickle-Wearing Corpses Not Vampire Burials"
  4. Book: . Encyklopedia konspiracji Wielkopolskiej 1939–1945. 1998. Poznań. pl. Instytut Zachodni. 345. 83-85003-97-5.