Sławęcin, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

53°36′8″N 17°36′53″E / 53.60222°N 17.61472°E / 53.60222; 17.61472Country

PolandVoivodeshipPomeranianCountyChojniceGminaChojnicePopulation

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Sławęcin [swaˈvɛnt͡ɕin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojnice, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Chojnice and 108 km (67 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

Sławęcin was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tuchola County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.^[2]

Notable people

Edmund Kręcki [pl] (1880–1958), Polish independence activist during the partition period

References

^ "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. p. 124.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)