Dąbrowa Chełmińska

Dąbrowa Chełmińska
—  Village  —
Ascension of the Holy Virgin Mary Church
Coat of arms
Dąbrowa Chełmińska
Coordinates: 53°11′N 18°18′E / 53.183°N 18.3°E / 53.183; 18.3
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Kuyavian-Pomeranian
County	Bydgoszcz County
Gmina	Dąbrowa Chełmińska
Population	1,400

Dąbrowa Chełmińska [dɔmˈbrɔva xɛu̯ˈmiɲska] (German: Dombrowken to 1866, Damerau 1866–1942, Kulmischdamerau 1942–1945) is a village in Bydgoszcz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.^[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Dąbrowa Chełmińska. It lies 22 km (14 mi) east of Bydgoszcz and 27 km (17 mi) north-west of Toruń.

The village has a population of 1,400.

Notable residents

• Ernst Ziehm (1867–1962), President of the Senate of the Free City of Danzig
• Gustav Tornier (1858-1938), a herpetologist working at the Berlin Humboldt Museum

References

1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa. 

Coordinates: 53°11′N 18°18′E / 53.183°N 18.3°E / 53.183; 18.3