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Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Chrystkowo
Village
Chrystkowo is located in PolandChrystkowoChrystkowo
Coordinates: 53°20′N 18°20′E / 53.333°N 18.333°E / 53.333; 18.333
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyŚwiecie
GminaŚwiecie
Population170

Chrystkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świecie, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Świecie, 33 km (21 mi) north-east of Bydgoszcz, and 39 km (24 mi) north-west of Toruń.

Mennonite wooden house 1770.

Chrystkowo was established in the 17th century by a Mennonite community. The Mennonites in this period were settling in the lower Vistula valley and Żuławy region escaping persecution in Western Europe. There is a well-preserved wooden Mennonite house from 1770 in the village.

Notable residents

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
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