Czyczkowy

Czyczkowy
Czëczkòwë
Village
Czyczkowy
Coordinates: 53°52′16″N 17°40′32″E / 53.87111°N 17.67556°E / 53.87111; 17.67556
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyChojnice
GminaBrusy
Population
 • Total
648
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGCH

Czyczkowy [t͡ʂɨt͡ʂˈkɔvɨ] (Kashubian: Czëczkòwë) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brusy, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It is located in the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania.

History

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

Notable people

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.[3] He is considered one of the 108 Blessed Polish Martyrs of World War II by the Catholic Church.

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ^ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 123.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "Józef Jankowski" (in Polish). Retrieved 10 April 2021.