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Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Koleczkowo
Village
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Coordinates: 54°29′16″N 18°20′30″E / 54.48778°N 18.34167°E / 54.48778; 18.34167
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyWejherowo
GminaSzemud
Population1,750
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Koleczkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szemud, within Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Szemud, 14 km (9 mi) south-east of Wejherowo, and 24 km (15 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

History

Memorial of the 1944 battle in Koleczkowo

Koleczkowo was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Gdańsk County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.

During German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1944, Koleczkowo was the site of a battle between the Polish underground resistance movement and the German occupiers. There is a memorial commemorating the battle in the village.

Notable people

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 89 (in Polish)
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