Koczała [kɔˈt͡ʂawa] (German: Flötenstein)[1] is a village in Człuchów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Koczała.[2] It lies approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-west of Człuchów and 115 km (71 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

Koczała
Village
Gmina Office in Koczała
Gmina Office in Koczała
Koczała is located in Poland
Koczała
Koczała
Coordinates: 53°54′8″N 17°3′59″E / 53.90222°N 17.06639°E / 53.90222; 17.06639
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyCzłuchów
GminaKoczała
Population
2,111
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Koczała was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Człuchów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[3] During World War II the Germans operated a labor camp for prisoners of war from the Stalag II-B prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[4]

References

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  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. ^ Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 81 (in Polish)
  4. ^ "Les Kommandos". Stalag IIB Hammerstein, Czarne en Pologne (in French). Retrieved 25 April 2020.