Mechowo, Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Mechowo (disambiguation).

Mechowo
Village
Caves in Mechowo
Mechowo
Coordinates: 54°42′48″N 18°16′46″E / 54.71333°N 18.27944°E / 54.71333; 18.27944
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Puck
Gmina	Gmina Puck
Population	409

Mechowo [mɛˈxɔvɔ] (German: Mechau, Kashubian: Mechòwa) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puck, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Puck and 45 km (28 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. The village has a population of 409.

The first mention of village was that it was owned by knights in the 13th century.

Mechowo is on the border of the Darżlubie forest. Points of interest include caves, a church built in 1742, 19th-century houses and an 18th-century manor.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

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Gmina Puck

Seat (not part of the gmina)	Puck

Villages	Beka Błądzikowo Brudzewo Celbówko Celbowo Czarna Góra Czarny Młyn Czechy Dana Darżlubie Domatówko Domatowo Głuszewo Gnieżdżewo Kaczyniec Łebcz Leśniewo Łyśniewo Mała Piaśnica Mechowo Mieroszyno Mieroszyno-Wybudowanie Moście Błota Mrzezino Muza Osłonino Podgóry Połchowo Połczyno Pustki Radoszewo Rekowo Górne Rzucewo Sikorzyno Sławutówko Sławutowo Smolno Starzyno Starzyński Dwór Strzelno Swarzewo Werblinia Widlino Wielka Piaśnica Zdrada Zele Żelistrzewo

Coordinates: 54°42′48″N 18°16′46″E / 54.71333°N 18.27944°E / 54.71333; 18.27944

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