Chwalimie

Chwalimie [xfaˈlimjɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Okonek, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Okonek, 19 km (12 mi) north-west of Złotów, and 123 km (76 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań.

Chwalimie
Village
Saint Stanislaus church in Chwalimie
Chwalimie
Coordinates: 53°30′N 16°54′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyZłotów
GminaOkonek
Population
  Total120
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationPZL

In the 10th century the area became part of the emering Polish state, and after the country's fragmentation it was part of the Duchy of Pomerania until 1648. Afterwards it was part of Prussia and Germany, before it became again part of Poland following World War II in 1945.

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