Główczyce

Główczyce [ɡwufˈt͡ʂɨt͡sɛ] is a village in Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Główczyce. It lies approximately 28 kilometres north-east of Słupsk and 87 km west of the regional capital Gdańsk.The prefix in the name of Główczyce indicates the origin of the name from the proper name of Główka . The village of Główczyce was once an important cultural center of Kashubia. Główczyce was already mentioned in 1252. In 1475, Nikolaus von Puttkamer becomes the owner of the village and nearby lands, from the second half of the 15th century until the end of 1945, the property of Główczyce was in the hands of the von Puttkamer noble family along with the widely known noble manor in the middle of the village. Główczyce remained with the Puttkamer family until 1945. In 1784 in the village there was one farm, one water mill, three wells, one forge and two woodcutter's apartments - thirty-eight estates in total. The progressive and intensively propagated by the Prussian administration Germanization of the local Kashubians led to complete denationalization and the loss of a separate identity . The last Kashubian sermon was held here in 1886. Until 1945, Główczyce was located on the Słupsk-Dargoleza railway line . In the times of the People's Republic of Poland, a carbonated water plant, a gravel pit, grain plants and a "PGR" meadow combine were established. There was a rural department store, a cinema, a health center and a community center. 24th March 2021 the noble manor burned down.

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