Pszczółki, Pomeranian Voivodeship
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 kilometres (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.
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| Coordinates: 54°10′21″N 18°41′53″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/ |
For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
The village has a population of 4,053.
History
Sacred Heart church
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]
Notable people
- Norbert Jan Pellowski (1903–1942), Polish Pallottine priest and member of the Polish resistance movement in World War II, killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp[4]
- Aleksandra Justa (born 1969), Polish actress
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IX, Warszawa, 1888, p. 256 (in Polish)
- Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 113 (in Polish)
- "Norbert Jan Pellowski" (in Polish). Retrieved 15 August 2020.
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