Gnieżdżewo

Gnieżdżewo, csb Gniéżdżewò
Village
Gnieżdżewo, csb Gniéżdżewò
Coordinates: 54°44′45″N 18°22′44″E / 54.74583°N 18.37889°E / 54.74583; 18.37889
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Puck
Gmina Gmina Puck
Highest elevation 50 m (160 ft)
Lowest elevation 30 m (100 ft)
Population 1,113

Gnieżdżewo [ɡɲɛʐˈd͡ʐɛvɔ] (Kashubian: Gniéżdżewò) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puck, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Puck and 46 km (29 mi) north of the regional capital Gdańsk.

For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. Here was born on 7 November 1870 Konstantyn Dominik - auxiliary bishop of Chełmno (now Pelplin). He died during the occupation of Nazi Germany on 7 March 1942 in Gdańsk.

The village has a population of 1,113.

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Coordinates: 54°44′45″N 18°22′44″E / 54.74583°N 18.37889°E / 54.74583; 18.37889


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