Przechlewo

Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

53°48′1″N 17°15′11″E / 53.80028°N 17.25306°E / 53.80028; 17.25306Country

PolandVoivodeshipPomeranianCountyCzłuchówGminaPrzechlewoElevation

158 m (518 ft)Population

2,826Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Przechlewo [pʂɛˈxlɛvɔ] (German: Prechlau)^[1] is a village in Człuchów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northwestern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Przechlewo.^[2] It lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Człuchów and 110 km (68 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

Przechlewo was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Człuchów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.^[3] During World War II the Germans operated a labor camp for prisoners of war from the Stalag II-B prisoner-of-war camp in the village.^[4]

There are two historic churches in Przechlewo: the Baroque-Gothic Revival Saint Anne church and the Gothic Revival Our Lady of Częstochowa church.

Notable people

Jan Lubiński [pl] (born 1953), Polish physician and professor
Marta Żmuda Trzebiatowska (born 1984), Polish actress

References

^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
^ Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 81-82 (in Polish)
^ "Les Kommandos". Stalag IIB Hammerstein, Czarne en Pologne (in French). Retrieved 25 April 2020.