Ględowo
Ględowo | |
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Village | |
  Ględowo | |
| Coordinates: 53°39′28″N 17°24′15″E / 53.65778°N 17.40417°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Człuchów |
| Gmina | Człuchów |
| Population | 667 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GCZ |
Ględowo [ɡlɛnˈdɔvɔ] (German: Lichtenhagen)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Człuchów, within Człuchów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 3 km (2 mi) east of Człuchów and 113 km (70 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
History
The suffix -hagen of the historic village name is typical for settlements founded by Germans during Medieval Ostsiedlung.[3] Ględowo was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Człuchów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[4]
References
- ^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ Adolf Bach (1954). Die deutschen Ortsnamen. Deutsche Namenkunde. Vol. II, 2. Heidelberg. p. 204.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 81 (in Polish)
