Chrystkowo

Chrystkowo
Village
Chrystkowo
Coordinates: 53°20′N 18°20′E / 53.333°N 18.333°E / 53.333; 18.333
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Kuyavian-Pomeranian
County	Świecie
Gmina	Świecie
Population	170

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.^[1] 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.

Mennonite wooden house 1770.

Chrystkowo was established in the 17th century by a Mennonite community. The Mennonites in this period were settling in lower Vistula valley and Żuławy region escaping prosecution in Western Europe. There is a well preserved wooden Mennonite house from 1770 in the village. Chrystkowo has currently a population of 170.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Świecie

Town and seat	Świecie

Villages	Chrystkowo Czapelki Czaple Drozdowo Dworzysko Dziki Ernestowo Głogówko Królewskie Gruczno Kosowo Kozłowo Małe Bedlenki Marianki Morsk Niedźwiedź Nowe Dobra Polski Konopat Przechówko Sartowice Skarszewo Sulnówko Sulnowo Święte Topolinek Wiąg Wielki Konopat Wyrwa

Coordinates: 53°20′N 18°20′E / 53.333°N 18.333°E / 53.333; 18.333

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