Gwieździn
Gwieździn | |
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Village | |
 Saint Martin church in Gwieździn | |
  Gwieździn | |
| Coordinates: 53°44′19″N 17°11′22″E / 53.73861°N 17.18944°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Człuchów |
| Gmina | Rzeczenica |
| Population | 375 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GCZ |
Gwieździn [ˈɡvjɛʑd͡ʑin] (German: Förstenau)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rzeczenica, within Człuchów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 6 km (4 mi) east of Rzeczenica, 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Człuchów, and 118 km (73 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
Gwieździn was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Człuchów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[3]
References
- ^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 81 (in Polish)