Wojtal
Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
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Wojtal [ˈvɔi̯tal] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czersk, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
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Old watermill in Wojtal | |
  Wojtal | |
| Coordinates: 53°53′38″N 18°2′3″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Chojnice |
| Gmina | Czersk |
| Population | 202 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GCH |
History
Wojtal was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tuchola County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1940, the occupiers carried out expulsions of Poles, who were deported to the General Government (German-occupied central Poland), while their farms were then handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[3]
Transportation
Wojtal railway station is located in the village.
