Gwieździn

Coordinates: 53°44′19″N 17°11′22″E / 53.73861°N 17.18944°E / 53.73861; 17.18944
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Gwieździn
Village
Saint Martin church in Gwieździn
Saint Martin church in Gwieździn
Gwieździn is located in Poland
Gwieździn
Gwieździn
Coordinates: 53°44′19″N 17°11′22″E / 53.73861°N 17.18944°E / 53.73861; 17.18944
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyCzłuchów
GminaRzeczenica
Population
375
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGCZ

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 kilometres (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[edit]

  1. ^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  3. ^ Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 81 (in Polish)