Gmina Parchowo

Gmina Parchowo Gmina Parchòwò
	Gmina Parchowo Gmina Parchòwò
Basic data
State :	Poland
Voivodeship :	Pomerania
Powiat :	Bytowski
Geographic location :	54 ° 12 '  N , 17 ° 40'  E Coordinates: 54 ° 12 '25 "  N , 17 ° 40' 9"  E
Residents :	see Gmina
Postal code :	77-124
Telephone code :	(+48) 59
License plate :	GBY
Economy and Transport
Street :	Żukowo - Bytów
Next international airport :	Danzig
Gmina
Gminatype:	Rural community
Surface:	130.91 km²
Residents:	3778 (Jun. 30, 2019)
Population density :	29 inhabitants / km²
Community number  ( GUS ):	2201072
Administration (as of 2007)
Community leader :	Andrzej Dołębski
Address:	ul. Krótka 2 77-124 Parchowo
Website :	www.parchowo.pl

The Gmina Parchowo ( Kashubian Gmina Parchòwò ) is a rural municipality in the powiat Bytowski of the Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland . Their seat is the village of the same name ( German Parchau ) with about 1200 inhabitants. The municipality with about 3700 inhabitants has been bilingual since 2006 (Polish and Kashubian).

geography

Gmina Parchowo is located between the cities of Gdańsk (Danzig) and Słupsk (Stolp) in a scenic area that is characterized by forests and lakes. The area belongs to the Kashubian Lake District . Lakes in the municipality are Glinno, Stropno, Sumino and Żukówko. The 384 hectare Mausz ( Großer Mausch-See ) is in the immediate vicinity . A 214 hectare peat and forest nature reserve is also nearby. The next larger town is Bytów (Bütow) , 15 kilometers to the west.

The neighboring communities are:

Czarna Dąbrówka (Czôrnô Dąbrówka; Black Damerkow)		Sierakowice (Serakòjce; Sierakowitz)
Bytów (Bëtowò; Bütow)		Sulęczyno (Sëlëczëno; Sullenschin)
Studzienice (Stëdzeńce; Stüdnitz)		Lipusz (Lëpùsz; Lippusch)

history

Germany lost large parts of West Prussia through the Treaty of Versailles , Parchau / Parchowo came to Poland in 1920. The border ran through the area of ​​today's rural community, which means that some places remained German until 1945.

structure

The following places belong to the rural community Parchowo:

Polish name	Kashubian name	German name
Baranowo	Bôrônòwò	Bahrenbruch
Bawernica	Bôwenderp	Bawersdorf
Bylina	Bëlënô	Mill *
Chałupa	Chałëpa	Kathenhof
Chośnica	Chòsznica	Chosnitz (1942–45 Kussnitz )
Frydrychowo	Frëdrëchòwò	Friedrichshof
Glinowo	Glënòwò	Glinow
Gołczewo	Gôłcéwò	Golzau
Grabacz	Grôbacz
Grabowo Parchowskie	Grabòwò Parchòwsczé	Grabau
Jamno	Jamnò	To jam
Jamnowski Młyn	Jamnòwsczi Młën	Jamen Mill
Jeleńcz	Jeléńcz	Jellentsch * (1936–45 Hirschfelde )
Karłowo	Karłòwò	Carlowo
Of course	Nôkłô	Nacle
Nowa Wieś	Nowô Wiés	Neuendorf
Nowy Folwark		Neuvorwerk
Parchowo	Parchòwò	Parchau
Parchowski Bór	Parchòwsczi Bòr	Parchauer Boor
Parchowski Młyn	Parchòwsczi Młën	Parchauer mill
Soszyca	Soszëca	Neukrug *
Struga	Strùga
Sylczno	Sélczno	Schülzen
Wiślany	Wislanë
Wygoda	Wëgòda	Wigodda pitcher
Zielony Dwór	Zélonë Dwòr	Grünhof
Żółno	Żôłno	Schöllnen
Żukówko	Żukòwkò	Zukowken * (1938–45 Treuenfelde )

Note: The places whose German place name is marked with an * formerly belonged to the Prussian province of Pomerania and thus also to the German Empire in the interwar period.

economy

The Struga hydroelectric power station on the Słupia (Stolpe) river is located near Soszyca and has been in operation since 1896.

Web links

• Community website (Polish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2019. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 0.99 MiB), accessed December 24, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Elektrownie Wodne Słupsk Sp. Z oo website for this power plant  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (German)