Rekowo, Bytów County
Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
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Rekowo [rɛˈkɔvɔ] (German: Reckow)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bytów, within Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2]
Rekowo | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Saint Anthony church and monument | |
  Rekowo Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 54°5′1″N 17°26′26″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Bytów |
| Gmina | Bytów |
| Population | |
• Total | 380 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GBY |
Etymology
History
The village dates back to the 14th century.[3] Until the early 17th century, it was a possession of local Kashubian nobility.[3] In 1615, Francis, Duke of Pomerania, granted the Styp, Wrycza, Wantoch, and Mrożek families 30 lans of land and allowed free fishing in exchange for services in construction, military service, and the payment of certain taxes.[3] In 1873, a Catholic school was established.[3] In the interwar period, the village was a regional center of Polish political activism.[3] To commemorate the local struggle to preserve Polish identity against Prussian-enforced Germanisation, a memorial was erected with the inscription Nie rzucim ziemi, skąd nasz ród ("We won't forsake the land we came from").[3]
