Pszczółki, Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Pszczółki.

Pszczółki [ˈpʂt͡ʂuu̯ki] (German: Hohenstein) is a village in Gdańsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Pszczółki.^[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Pruszcz Gdański and 22 km (14 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

Pszczółki
Village
A street in Pszczółki
Pszczółki
Coordinates: 54°10′21″N 18°41′53″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Gdańsk
Gmina	Pszczółki
Population	4,053
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	http://www.pszczolki.pl/

History

Sacred Heart church

The oldest known mention of the village comes from 1307 under the name Psolcicz.^[2] Pszczółki was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tczew County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.^[3]

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IX, Warsaw, 1888, p. 256 (in Polish)
3. Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak (1955) Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, p. 113 (in Polish)