Bolszewo [bɔlˈʂɛvɔ] (Kashubian: Bòlszéwò; German: Bohlschau) is a large village in the administrative district of Gmina Wejherowo, within Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Wejherowo and 42 km (26 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located in the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania.
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Coordinates: 54°37′27″N 18°10′31″E | |
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Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
County | Wejherowo |
Gmina | Gmina Wejherowo |
Population | 7,064 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | GWE |
The village has a population of 7,064.
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Bolszewo was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion,[2] A local teacher was among Polish teachers murdered in the Dachau concentration camp.[3]
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