Rzeczenica

Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

53°45′25″N 17°6′24″E / 53.75694°N 17.10667°E / 53.75694; 17.10667Country

PolandVoivodeshipPomeranianCountyCzłuchówGminaRzeczenicaPopulation

1,566Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Rzeczenica [ʐɛt͡ʂɛˈnit͡sa] (German: Stegers)^[1] is a village in Człuchów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northwestern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Rzeczenica.^[2] It lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) north-west of Człuchów and 121 km (75 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

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

The main historic landmark of Rzeczenica is the Sacred Heart church.

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 March 2020.