Kalisz | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Pomeranian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kościerzyna |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Dziemiany |
Coordinates: | 54.0444°N 17.7964°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Population Total: | 900 |
Registration Plate: | GKS |
Blank Name Sec2: | Voivodeship roads |
Kalisz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dziemiany, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5km (03miles) north-east of Dziemiany, 150NaN0 south-west of Kościerzyna, and 660NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located by the Wdzydze Landscape Park in the Tuchola Forest within the historic region of Pomerania.
Kalisz was a royal village of the Kingdom of Poland, administratively located in the Tczew County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2] When it was part of the Kingdom of Poland, Kalisz was granted was various privileges in 1681, 1695, 1750, 1755, 1763 and 1765.[3]
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the Germans expelled the entire population of the village, which was deported to forced labour.[4]
The railway station is located in the village, and the Voivodeship road 235 runs through it.