Choczewo

Choczewo [xɔˈt͡ʂɛvɔ] (Kashubian: Chòczewò; formerly German: Chottschow, (1938-45): Gotendorf) is a village in Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Choczewo.[1] It lies approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) north-west of Wejherowo and 64 km (40 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Choczewo
Village
Choczewo
Coordinates: 54°44′27″N 17°53′31″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyWejherowo
GminaChoczewo
Population
1,310

Choczewo lies on the disused Wejherowo to Garczegorze railway line (PKP rail line 230), and had a station on it on the north side of the village.

It is home to the Choczewo Municipal Education Team which is housed in the 18th Century Manor house of the von Dzieciskich family in the southern part of the village.

For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 1,310.

On December 22, 2021, Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe announced the preferred location for Poland's first commercial nuclear power plant at a site called Lubiatowo-Kopalino near the village to the northwest.[2]

References
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. https://ppej.pl/en/news/preferred-site-of-the-first-polish-nuclear-power-plant-indicated-by-investor "Preferred site of the first Polish nuclear power plant indicated by investor"; December 22, 2021

Images of Choczewo
  • Route 213, the main street of Choczewo, facing north
  • Route 213, the main street of Choczewo, facing south
  • War memorial beside the 213 road in the centre of Choczewo. The inscription reads:"Who fell in the battles for the liberation of the earthChoczewskie"
  • Choczewo - Church
  • Choczewo - 18th Century Manor house of the von Dzieciskich family, now home to the Choczewo Municipal Education Team
  • Choczewo 18th Century Manor house of the von Dzieciskich family, now home to the Choczewo Municipal Education Team


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