Łężyce, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Łężyce | |
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Village | |
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  Łężyce | |
| Coordinates: 54°31′51″N 18°22′38″E / 54.53083°N 18.37722°ECoordinates: 54°31′51″N 18°22′38″E / 54.53083°N 18.37722°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Wejherowo |
| Gmina | Gmina Wejherowo |
| Population | 407 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GWE |
Łężyce [wɛ̃ˈʐɨt͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wejherowo, within Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Wejherowo and 25 km (16 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania.
The village has a population of 407.
Łężyce was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Puck County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]
Notable people[]
- (1888–1939), Polish Catholic priest, activist, member of the Polish resistance movement in partitioned Poland, and founder of the Polska Żyje Polish resistance organisation during World War II, murdered by the Germans in Cewice[3]
- (1897–1939), Polish activist and soldier, murdered by the Germans in the Massacres in Piaśnica during World War II
References[]
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 100.
- ^ "Edmund Roszczynialski" (in Polish). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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