Niedźwiedzica, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
54°15′40″N 18°59′22″E / 54.26111°N 18.98944°E / 54.26111; 18.98944Country PolandVoivodeshipPomeranianCountyNowy Dwór GdańskiGminaStegnaPopulation
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Niedźwiedzica [ɲɛd͡ʑvjɛˈd͡ʑit͡sa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stegna, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Nowy Dwór Gdański and 26 km (16 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1793 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1793-1919 Prussia and Germany, 1920-1939 Free City of Danzig, September 1939 - February 1945 Nazi Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

Notable residents

  • Johann Cornies (1789–1848), Mennonite German settler to Russia

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


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