Gmina Świecie Local time Monday 9:44 PM | County Świecie Population 170 | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 93% Humidity Voivodeship Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship | ||
Chrystkowo [xrɨstˈkɔvɔ] (German: Christfelde; before 1873: Krystkowo) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świecie, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Świecie, 33 km (21 mi) north-east of Bydgoszcz, and 39 km (24 mi) north-west of Toruń.
Map of Chrystkowo, Poland
Chrystkowo was established in the 17th century by a Mennonite community. The Mennonites in this period were settling in the lower Vistula valley and Żuławy region escaping persecution in Western Europe. There is a well-preserved wooden Mennonite house from 1770 in the village. Chrystkowo currently has a population of 170.
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Chrystkowo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA