| Rajkowy | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Total Type: | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pomeranian |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tczew |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Pelplin |
| Coordinates: | 53.9642°N 18.7097°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Population Total: | 1677 |
Rajkowy (historical names: Raicovo, Raycow, Raichowe, Reykow, Reichenek; Kashubian: Rôjkòwë; Raikau[1]) is a large and historically significant village of the Kociewie Land, in the administrative district of Gmina Pelplin, within Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 4km (02miles) north of Pelplin, 160NaN0 south-east of Tczew, and 620NaN0 south of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
Rajkowy finds its first mention in history in 1224 in the context of the donation of some of its lands to the Oliwa Abbey by Swietopelk II, Duke of Pomerania. The village was deeded in its entirety to the Abbey by Mestwin II in 1289.[3] Rajkowy was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tczew County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[4]
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Rajkowy was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[5]