Kałków [ˈkau̯kuf] (German: Kalkau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Otmuchów, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Otmuchów, 13 km (8 mi) south-west of Nysa, and 61 km (38 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole.

Kałków
Village
Virgin Mary Church
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Coordinates: 50°24′21″N 17°11′15″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Nysa
Gmina	Otmuchów
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population	620
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	ONY
Website	http://www.kalkow.pl

The village has a population of 620.

History

In the 10th century the area became part of the emerging Polish state. The village was mentioned in the Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. Later on, it was also part of Bohemia (Czechia), Prussia, and Germany. During World War II, the Germans operated the E456 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[2] After Germany's defeat in the war, in 1945, the village became again part of Poland.

References

External links

• Jewish Community in Kałków on Virtual Shtetl

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