Drawsko [ˈdrafskɔ] is a village in Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Drawsko.[1] It lies approximately 37 kilometres (23 mi) west of Czarnków and 78 km (48 mi) north-west of the regional capital Poznań.
Drawsko | |
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Village | |
 Municipal Office | |
  Drawsko | |
| Coordinates: 52°51′N 16°2′E / 52.850°N 16.033°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Czarnków-Trzcianka |
| Gmina | Drawsko |
| Highest elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,640 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | POL |
| Vehicle registration | PCT |
| Voivodeship roads |  |
| Website | http://www.gminadrawsko.pl |
History
editThe remains of six skeletons, which were allegedly interred as vampires in the 17th and 18th century, were found in archaeologic excavations of the local cemetery.[2] However the theory about "vampire burials" there has been contested later.[3]
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the Polish resistance was active in the village.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Gregoricka, Lesley A.; Betsinger, Tracy K.; Scott, Amy B.; Polcyn, Marek (26 November 2014). "Apotropaic Practices and the Undead: A Biogeochemical Assessment of Deviant Burials in Post-Medieval Poland". PLoS ONE. 9 (11). Public Library of Science: e113564. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0113564. PMC 4245124. PMID 25427197.
- ^ "Poland’s Sickle-Wearing Corpses Not Vampire Burials", history.com, December 22, 2015
- ^ Encyklopedia konspiracji Wielkopolskiej 1939–1945 (in Polish). Poznań: Instytut Zachodni. 1998. p. 345. ISBN 83-85003-97-5.
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