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Country
  
Poland

Gmina
  
Choczewo

Elevation
  
57 m

Voivodeship
  
Pomeranian Voivodeship

County
  
Wejherowo

Population
  
1,310

Local time
  
Sunday 11:16 PM

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Weather
  
4°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 90% Humidity

Choczewo [xɔˈt͡ʂɛvɔ] (German: Chottschow, Gotendorf (1938-1945)) is a village in Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Choczewo. It lies approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) north-west of Wejherowo and 64 km (40 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Map of Choczewo, Poland

Choczewo lies on the disused Wejherowo to Garczegorze railway line (PKP rail line 230), and had a station on it on the north side of the village.

It is home to the Choczewo Municipal Education Team which is housed in the 18th Century Manor house of the von Dzieciskich family in the southern part of the village.

For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 1,310.

References

Choczewo Wikipedia