Bolszewo [bɔlˈʂɛvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wejherowo, within Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Wejherowo and 42 km (26 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located in the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania.
Bolszewo | |
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Village | |
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  Bolszewo | |
| Coordinates: 54°37′27″N 18°10′31″E / 54.62417°N 18.17528°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Wejherowo |
| Gmina | Wejherowo |
| Population | 7,064 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GWE |
History
editDuring the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Bolszewo was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion,[2] A local teacher was among Polish teachers murdered in the Dachau concentration camp.[3]
Sport
editThe village is home to the football club Cassubian Bolszewo who compete in Klasa B.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ The Pomeranian Crime 1939. Warsaw: IPN. 2018. p. 39.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 181.
- ^ "AP Cassubian Bolszewo". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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