Chrystkowo

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| name = Chrystkowo

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| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship

| subdivision_name1 = Kuyavian-Pomeranian

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Świecie

| subdivision_type3 = Gmina

| subdivision_name3 = Świecie

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Chrystkowo {{IPAc-pl|h|r|y|s|t|'|k|o|w|o}} is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świecie, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.{{TERYT}} It lies approximately {{convert|12|km|mi|0}} south-west of Świecie, {{convert|33|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north-east of Bydgoszcz, and {{convert|39|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north-west of Toruń.

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Chrystkowo was established in the 17th century by a Mennonite community. The Mennonites in this period were settling in the lower Vistula valley and Żuławy region escaping persecution in Western Europe. There is a well-preserved wooden Mennonite house from 1770 in the village.

Notable residents

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{{Gmina Świecie}}

Category:Villages in Świecie County

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