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.
Kołczygłowy | |
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Village | |
 the rural church | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Kołczygłowy | |
| Coordinates: 54°14′23″N 17°13′36″E / 54.23972°N 17.22667°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Bytów |
| Gmina | Kołczygłowy |
Area | 173.3 km2 (66.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
| Population | 1,188 |
| • Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Postal Code | 77-140 |
| Area Code | (+48) 59 |
| Vehicle registration | GBY |
| Website | www |
The rural church was the place of the marriage of Otto von Bismarck and Johanna von Puttkamer on 28 July 1847.[3]
Notable people
edit- Czesław Lang (born 1955 in Kołczygłowy) a Polish former road racing cyclist.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Egelhaaf, Gottlob (1922). Bismarck, sein Leben und sein Werk (in German). C. Krabbe. p. 20.
Bismarck kolziglow.
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