Czyczkowy [t͡ʂɨt͡ʂˈkɔvɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brusy, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Brusy, 21 km (13 mi) north-east of Chojnice, and 84 km (52 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
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  Czyczkowy | |
| Coordinates: 53°52′16″N 17°40′32″E / 53.87111°N 17.67556°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Chojnice |
| Gmina | Brusy |
| Population | 648 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GCH |
Czyczkowy is the birthplace of Józef Jankowski, Pallotine, priest, member of Polish resistance during the German occupation of Poland (World War II), beaten to death by a kapo in the Auschwitz concentration camp on 16 October 1941.[2] He is considered one of the 108 Blessed Polish Martyrs of World War II by the Catholic Church.
Czyczkowy was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tuchola County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Józef Jankowski" (in Polish). Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 123.
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