Rzeczenica
Rzeczenica | |
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Village | |
Rzeczenica | |
| Coordinates: 53°45′25″N 17°6′24″E / 53.75694°N 17.10667°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Człuchów |
| Gmina | Rzeczenica |
| Population | 1,566 |
| Time zone | UTC+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 km (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
- ^ "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)
- ^ 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.