Pszczółki, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pszczółki | |
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Village | |
A street in Pszczółki | |
Pszczółki | |
| Coordinates: 54°10′21″N 18°41′53″E / 54.17250°N 18.69806°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Gdańsk |
| Gmina | Pszczółki |
| Population | 4,053 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | http://www.pszczolki.pl/ |
Pszczółki [ˈpʂt͡ʂuu̯ki] (German: Hohenstein) is a village in Gdańsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Pszczółki.[1] It lies approximately 12 km (7 mi) south of Pruszcz Gdański and 22 km (14 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
History
The oldest known mention of the village comes from 1307 under the name Psolcicz.[2] Pszczółki was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tczew County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[3]
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)
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IX, Warsaw, 1888, p. 256 (in Polish)
- ^ Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak (1955) Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, p. 113 (in Polish)