Zakrzewo, Złotów County

For other places with the same name, see Zakrzewo (disambiguation).

Zakrzewo
Village
Zakrzewo
Coordinates: 53°24′39″N 17°9′18″E / 53.41083°N 17.15500°E / 53.41083; 17.15500
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Złotów
Gmina	Zakrzewo
Population	1,620

Zakrzewo ([zaˈkʂɛvɔ], 1936-45 German: Buschdorf) is a village in Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Zakrzewo.^[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Złotów and 114 km (71 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań. The village has a population of 1,620.

Before 1945 the area was part of Grenzmark Posen-West Prussia Germany, although Zakrzewo had a very strong and active Polish minority, headed by the parson of a local parish, Bolesław Domański. In 1935 the Nazi government changed the village's name to Buschdorf as part of a drive to Germanize Slavic-sounding placenames. For more on the history of the multi-ethnic historical area, see Złotów County.

A Blues Express festival is organized in Zakrzewo every July by the local culture centre.

Notable residents

Johannes Block (17 November 1894 – 26 January 1945), Wehrmacht general

References

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

Gmina Zakrzewo

Seat	Zakrzewo

Other villages	Czernice Drożyska Małe Drożyska Średnie Drożyska Wielkie Głomsk Karolewo Kujan Kujanki Łączyn Ługi Nowa Wiśniewka Nowe Zakrzewo Nowy Głomsk Osowiec Poborcze Prochy Śmiardowo Złotowskie Stara Wiśniewka Stawnicki Młyn Wersk Wierzchołek

Coordinates: 53°24′39″N 17°9′18″E / 53.41083°N 17.15500°E / 53.41083; 17.15500

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