Kalisz, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kalisz | |
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Village | |
_-_k%C3%B2sc%C3%B3%C5%82_(2).JPG) Saint Roch church in Kalisz | |
  Kalisz | |
| Coordinates: 54°2′40″N 17°47′47″E / 54.04444°N 17.79639°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Kościerzyna |
| Gmina | Dziemiany |
| Population | 900 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GKS |
| Voivodeship roads |  |
Kalisz [ˈkaliʂ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dziemiany, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Dziemiany, 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Kościerzyna, and 66 km (41 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located by the Wdzydze Landscape Park in the Tuchola Forest within the historic region of Pomerania.
History
[edit]Kalisz was a royal village of the Kingdom of Poland, administratively located in the Tczew County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2] When it was part of the Kingdom of Poland, Kalisz was granted was various privileges in 1681, 1695, 1750, 1755, 1763 and 1765.[3]
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the Germans expelled the entire population of the village, which was deported to forced labour.[4]
Transport
[edit]The Kalisz Kaszubski railway station is located in the village, and the Voivodeship road 235 runs through it.
References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. pp. 110–111.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom III (in Polish). Warsaw. 1882. p. 699.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 129. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.
