Rent a holiday home in Borkowo

Borkowo is recorded in Tczew County; the historical forms Bòrkòwò and Borkau are also listed. If this particular characteristic matters to you, decide whether Borkowo belongs on your list of destinations before looking for accommodation there.

Place name and classification

Borkowo is recorded in Tczew County; the historical forms listed for the place include Bòrkòwò and Borkau.

History and religious heritage

Borkowo has a documented history dating back to around 1200; in 1274, Duke Mestwin donated the place to the Cistercians from Pelplin. If this particular historical character matters to you, decide whether Borkowo belongs on your list of destinations before looking for accommodation there.

The Cistercians built a chapel in Borkowo dedicated to Saint James.

An apparition of the Virgin Mary was reported at a wayside shrine in Borkowo in 1802; the statue was subsequently carried in a procession to the church in nearby Nowa Cerkiew.

Geographical location

Borkowo is located on DK 234, approximately 13 km west of Gniew.

Other place pages for orientation

For the broader travel overview, you can open the page Tczew. Other place pages for your selection are Waćmierek, Gniew and Malenin.

You can also open the pages for Pelplin, Zajączkowo, Szpęgawa and Lubiszewo Tczewskie and include them in your further selection.

To the broader travel overview: Tczew.