Sławęcin, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Sławęcin | |
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Village | |
View of the village with the Saint Catherine church in the background | |
Sławęcin | |
| Coordinates: 53°36′8″N 17°36′53″E / 53.60222°N 17.61472°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Chojnice |
| Gmina | Chojnice |
| Population | 519 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GCH |
Sławęcin [swaˈvɛnt͡ɕin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojnice, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 km (7 mi) south of Chojnice and 108 km (67 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
Sławęcin was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tuchola County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]
Notable people
- Edmund Kręcki (1880–1958), Polish independence activist during the partition period
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)
- ^ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 124.
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