Przechlewo
Przechlewo | |
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Village | |
Police station in Przechlewo | |
| Coordinates: 53°48′1″N 17°15′11″E / 53.80028°N 17.25306°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Człuchów |
| Gmina | Przechlewo |
| Elevation | 158 m (518 ft) |
| Population | 2,826 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Przechlewo [pʂɛˈxlɛvɔ] (German: Prechlau) is a village in Człuchów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northwestern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Przechlewo. It lies approximately 19 km (12 mi) north-west of Człuchów and 110 km (68 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
Przechlewo was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Człuchów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. During World War II the Germans operated a labor camp for prisoners of war from the Stalag II-B prisoner-of-war camp in the village.
There are two historic churches in Przechlewo: the Baroque-Gothic Revival Saint Anne church and the Gothic Revival Our Lady of Częstochowa church.