Wojtal [ˈvɔi̯tal] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czersk, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Czersk, 39 km (24 mi) north-east of Chojnice, and 66 km (41 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

Wojtal
Village
Old watermill in Wojtal
Old watermill in Wojtal
Wojtal is located in Poland
Wojtal
Wojtal
Coordinates: 53°53′38″N 18°2′3″E / 53.89389°N 18.03417°E / 53.89389; 18.03417
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyChojnice
GminaCzersk
Population
202
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGCH

History

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Wojtal was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tuchola County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1940, the occupiers carried out expulsions of Poles, who were deported to the General Government (German-occupied central Poland), while their farms were then handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[3]

Transportation

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Wojtal railway station is located in the village.

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 124.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 72. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.