Koleczkowo

Koleczkowo
Village
Rehabilitation Center in Koleczkowo
Koleczkowo
Coordinates: 54°29′16″N 18°20′30″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Wejherowo
Gmina	Szemud
Population	1,750
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Koleczkowo [kɔlɛt͡ʂˈkɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szemud, within Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Szemud, 14 km (9 mi) south-east of Wejherowo, and 24 km (15 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

History

Memorial of the 1944 battle in Koleczkowo

Koleczkowo was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Gdańsk County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]

During German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1944, Koleczkowo was the site of a battle between the Polish underground resistance movement and the German occupiers. There is a memorial commemorating the battle in the village.

Notable people

• Alfred Loeper [pl] (1912–1944), Polish military officer, activist, member of the Pomeranian Griffin Polish secret resistance organization during the German occupation of Poland (World War II)

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 89 (in Polish)