Gołczewo
Gołczewo | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Gołczewo | |
| Coordinates: 54°11′31″N 17°38′22″E / 54.19194°N 17.63944°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Bytów |
| Gmina | Parchowo |
| First mentioned | 1252 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.34 km2 (3.22 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 281 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GBY |
Gołczewo [ɡɔu̯ˈt͡ʂɛvɔ] is a village in Gmina Parchowo, Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 km (6 mi) north-east of Bytów and 67 km (42 mi) west of Gdańsk (capital city of the Pomeranian Voivodeship).
Etymology
The name of the village comes from the Old Polish male name Golec or Gołek.[2]
History
There was an early medieval stronghold near Gołczewo, now an archaeological site, where also Bronze Age objects were found.[2] The village was first mentioned in documents in 1252.[2]
From 1975 to 1998, the village was in Słupsk Voivodeship.
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ a b c Świetlicka, Alicja; Wisławska, Elżbieta (1998). Słownik historyczny miast i wsi województwa słupskiego: przewodnik bibliograficzny (in Polish). Słupsk. p. 72. ISBN 83-910269-2-2.
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