Parchowo

Parchowo
Village

Coat of arms
Parchowo
Coordinates: 54°12′23″N 17°40′05″E / 54.20639°N 17.66806°E / 54.20639; 17.66806
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Bytów
Gmina Parchowo
Population 1,019
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Parchowo [parˈxɔvɔ] (Kashubian: Parchòwò, German: Parchau) is a village in Gmina Parchowo, Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Bytów and 65 km (40 mi) south-west of Gdańsk (capital city of the Pomeranian Voivodeship).

During the Kashubian diaspora, many families from Parchowo emigrated to the America.

Parchowo is the seat of the Gmina Parchowo.

From 1975 to 1998 the village was in Słupsk Voivodeship.

It has a population of 1,019.

Transport

Parchowo lies along the voivodeship road .

References

Coordinates: 54°12′23″N 17°40′05″E / 54.20639°N 17.66806°E / 54.20639; 17.66806

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