Kołczygłowy

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Kołczygłowy
Village
the rural church
the rural church
Coat of arms of Kołczygłowy
Coat of arms
Kołczygłowy is located in Poland
Kołczygłowy
Kołczygłowy
Coordinates: 54°14′23″N 17°13′36″E / 54.23972°N 17.22667°E / 54.23972; 17.22667
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyBytów
GminaKołczygłowy
Area
173.3 km2 (66.9 sq mi)
Elevation
128 m (420 ft)
Population
1,188
 • Density6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Postal Code
77-140
Area Code(+48) 59
Vehicle registrationGBY
Websitewww.kolczyglowy.pl

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.

The rural church was the place of the marriage of Otto von Bismarck and Johanna von Puttkamer on 28 July 1847.[3]

The village has a population of 1,188.

Notable people[]

  • Czesław Lang (born 1955 in Kołczygłowy) a Polish former road racing cyclist.

See also[]

History of Pomerania

References[]

  1. ^ M. Kaemmerer (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  3. ^ Egelhaaf, Gottlob (1922). Bismarck, sein Leben und sein Werk (in German). C. Krabbe. p. 20. Bismarck kolziglow.


Coordinates: 54°14′23″N 17°13′36″E / 54.23972°N 17.22667°E / 54.23972; 17.22667


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