Pszczółki, Pomeranian Voivodeship Explained

Pszczółki
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Gdańsk
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Pszczółki
Coordinates:54.1725°N 18.6981°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:4053
Website:http://www.pszczolki.pl/

Pszczółki (German: Hohenstein) is a village in Gdańsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Pszczółki.[1] It lies approximately 12km (07miles) south of Pruszcz Gdański and 220NaN0 south of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

History

The oldest known mention of the village comes from 1307 under the name Psolcicz.[2] Pszczółki was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tczew County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IX, Warsaw, 1888, p. 256 (in Polish)
  3. Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak (1955) Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, p. 113 (in Polish)