Gdakowo Explained

Gdakowo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kwidzyn
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Prabuty
Coordinates:53.8206°N 19.1572°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:270
Registration Plate:GKW

Gdakowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prabuty, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8km (05miles) north of Prabuty, 180NaN0 north-east of Kwidzyn, and 700NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

History

The village was part of the Kingdom of Poland until the First Partition of Poland in 1772, when it was annexed by Prussia. In November 1831, several Polish cavalry units of the November Uprising stopped near the village on the way to their internment places.[2] In 1871, the village became part of Germany, and following Germany's defeat in World War II in 1945, it became again part of Poland.

Transport

There is a train station in the village.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . pl.
  2. Book: Kasparek, Norbert. Katafiasz. Tomasz. 2014. Na tułaczym szlaku... Powstańcy Listopadowi na Pomorzu. pl. Koszalin. Muzeum w Koszalinie, Archiwum Państwowe w Koszalinie. 140. Żołnierze polscy w Prusach po upadku powstania listopadowego. Powroty do kraju i wyjazdy na emigrację.