Żelki

Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

54°20′24″N 17°3′47″E / 54.34000°N 17.06306°E / 54.34000; 17.06306Country

PolandVoivodeshipPomeranianCountySłupskGminaKobylnicaPopulation

Żelki [ˈʐɛlki] (German: Groß Silkow)^[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobylnica, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[2] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Kobylnica, 15 km (9 mi) south of Słupsk, and 102 km (63 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

Notable residents

Walter Neumann-Silkow (1894–1941), Wehrmacht general

References

^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.