Coordinates: 53°53′38″N 18°2′3″E / 53.89389°N 18.03417°E / 53.89389; 18.03417

Wojtal

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Wojtal
Village
Old watermill in Wojtal
Old watermill in Wojtal
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CountryFile:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyChojnice
GminaCzersk
Population
202
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGCH

Wojtal [ˈvɔi̯tal] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czersk, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 km (7 mi) north of Czersk, 39 km (24 mi) north-east of Chojnice, and 66 km (41 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

History

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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

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Wojtal railway station is located in the village.

References

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