Żelkowo [ʐɛlˈkɔvɔ] (German: Wendisch Silkow)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Główczyce, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Główczyce, 18 km (11 mi) north-east of Słupsk, and 96 km (60 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Żelkowo
Village
St. Anthony church in Żelkowo
St. Anthony church in Żelkowo
Żelkowo is located in Poland
Żelkowo
Żelkowo
Coordinates: 54°35′25″N 17°12′28″E / 54.59028°N 17.20778°E / 54.59028; 17.20778
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountySłupsk
GminaGłówczyce
Population
280

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

The village has a church built in the first half of the 19th century. Near the village there is a hydro power-station on Łupawa river, built in 1906.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  3. ^ "Private site about Słupsk county" (in Polish). 2010-09-01.