Czyczkowy [t͡ʂɨt͡ʂˈkɔvɨ] (Kashubian: Czëczkòwë) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brusy, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Brusy, 21 km (13 mi) north-east of Chojnice, and 84 km (52 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
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Coordinates: 53°52′16″N 17°40′32″E | |
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Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
County | Chojnice |
Gmina | Brusy |
Population | 648 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | GCH |
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.[2] He is considered one of the 108 Blessed Polish Martyrs of World War II by the Catholic Church.
The village has a population of 648.
Czyczkowy was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tuchola County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[3]
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