Połchowo, Pomeranian Voivodeship Explained

See also: Połchowo, Kamień County.

Połchowo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Puck
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Puck
Coordinates:54.6483°N 18.3722°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:GPU
Population Total:1113

Połchowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puck, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7km (04miles) south of Puck and 360NaN0 north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania.

History

Połchowo was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Puck County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1940 and 1942, the Germans expelled several Polish families, whose farms were then handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[3]

Sport

Established in 1949,the village is represented by the football club Kaszuby Połchowo who compete in Klasa B.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: Biskup. Marian. Tomczak. Andrzej. 1955. Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w.. Polish. Toruń. 101.
  3. Book: Wardzyńska, Maria. 2017. Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945. Polish. Warsaw. IPN. 70, 119. 978-83-8098-174-4.
  4. Web site: Ludowy Zespół Sportowy Kaszuby Połchowo . 90minut.pl . 19 May 2024 . Polish.