Kołczygłowy

Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Coat of arms of Kołczygłowy
Coat of arms
54°14′23″N 17°13′36″E / 54.23972°N 17.22667°E / 54.23972; 17.22667Country PolandVoivodeshipPomeranianCountyBytówGminaKołczygłowyArea
173.3 km2 (66.9 sq mi)Elevation
128 m (420 ft)Population
1,188 • Density6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)Postal Code
77-140
Area Code(+48) 59Vehicle registrationGBYWebsitewww.kolczyglowy.pl

Kołczygłowy [kɔu̯t͡ʂɨˈɡwɔvɨ] (German: Alt Kolziglow)[1] is a village in Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northwestern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kołczygłowy.[2] It lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) north-west of Bytów and 93 km (58 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

The rural church was the place of the marriage of Otto von Bismarck and Johanna von Puttkamer on 28 July 1847.[3]

Notable people

  • Czesław Lang (born 1955 in Kołczygłowy) a Polish former road racing cyclist.

See also

History of Pomerania

References

  1. ^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  3. ^ Egelhaaf, Gottlob (1922). Bismarck, sein Leben und sein Werk (in German). C. Krabbe. p. 20. Bismarck kolziglow.


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