Żelkowo [ʐɛlˈkɔvɔ] (German: Wendisch Silkow)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Główczyce, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Główczyce, 18 km (11 mi) north-east of Słupsk, and 96 km (60 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.
Żelkowo | |
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Village | |
 St. Anthony church in Żelkowo | |
  Żelkowo | |
| Coordinates: 54°35′25″N 17°12′28″E / 54.59028°N 17.20778°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Słupsk |
| Gmina | Główczyce |
| Population | 280 |
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For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
The village has a church built in the first half of the 19th century. Near the village there is a hydro power-station on Łupawa river, built in 1906.[3]
References edit
- ^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Private site about Słupsk county" (in Polish). 2010-09-01.
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