Podwilcze
village of Poland
Podwilcze [pɔdˈvilt͡ʂɛ] (German: Podewils) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Białogard, within Białogard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 13 km (8 mi) south-west of Białogard and 101 km (63 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
“Podwilcze” enters the record as village of Poland. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Podwilcze, village and Poland can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Podwilcze” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Podwilcze, village and Poland provides the most credible route into that argument.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1385936. Authority coordinates are 53.934, 15.827. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Podwilcze”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Podwilcze primary sources, Podwilcze archive and Podwilcze research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Podwilcze”?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Podwilcze” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.