Dąbrowa Chełmińska

Village

Ascension of the Holy Virgin Mary Church

Coat of arms

Dąbrowa Chełmińska

Coordinates: 53°11′N 18°18′E / 53.183°N 18.300°E

Poland

Population

1,400

Dąbrowa Chełmińska [dɔmˈbrɔva xɛu̯ˈmiɲska] (German: Dombrowken to 1866, Damerau 1866–1942, Kulmischdamerau 1942–1945) is a village in Bydgoszcz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.^[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Dąbrowa Chełmińska. It lies 22 km (14 mi) east of Bydgoszcz and 27 km (17 mi) north-west of Toruń.

The village has a population of 1,400.

Notable residents

Ernst Ziehm (1867–1962), President of the Senate of the Free City of Danzig
Gustav Tornier (1858-1938), a herpetologist working at the Berlin Humboldt Museum

References

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

Gmina Dąbrowa Chełmińska

Seat	Dąbrowa Chełmińska

Other villages	Bolumin Boluminek Borki Czarże Czemlewo Dębowiec Gzin Gzin Dolny Janowo Mała Kępa Mozgowina Nowy Dwór Ostromecko Otowice Pień Rafa Reptowo Słończ Strzyżawa Wałdowo Królewskie Wielka Kępa

Coordinates: 53°11′N 18°18′E / 53.183°N 18.300°E / 53.183; 18.300

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