Uniechów

Uniechów [uˈɲexuf] (German: Heinrichswalde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Debrzno, within Człuchów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Debrzno, 17 km (11 mi) west of Człuchów, and 131 km (81 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

Uniechów
Village
Church of Saint Bartholomew
Uniechów
Coordinates: 53°35′52″N 17°7′58″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyCzłuchów
GminaDebrzno
Population
  Total311
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

The village has a population of 311.

Uniechów was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Człuchów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2] During World War II the Germans operated a labor camp for 60 prisoners of war from the Stalag II-B prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[3]

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 81-82 (in Polish)
  3. "Les Kommandos". Stalag IIB Hammerstein, Czarne en Pologne (in French). Retrieved 25 April 2020.


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