Kursztyn

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Kursztyn
Village
Kursztyn is located in Poland
Kursztyn
Kursztyn
Coordinates: 53°52′48″N 18°45′45″E / 53.88000°N 18.76250°E / 53.88000; 18.76250
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyTczew
GminaGniew
Population
476
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Kursztyn [ˈkurʂtɨn] (German: Kurstein) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gniew, within Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Gniew, 25 km (16 mi) south of Tczew, and 55 km (34 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kociewie in the historic region of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 476.

Kursztyn was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tczew County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 110, 112 (in Polish)


Coordinates: 53°52′48″N 18°45′45″E / 53.88000°N 18.76250°E / 53.88000; 18.76250

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