Czernin, Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Czernin.

Czernin
Village
Donimirski family manor in Czernin
Czernin
Coordinates: 53°54′19″N 19°3′52″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Sztum
Gmina	Sztum
Population
• Total	1,600
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	GSZ

Czernin ([ˈt͡ʂɛrnin]) (German: Hohendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sztum, within Sztum County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Sztum and 59 km (37 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

It is located in the region of Powiśle.

History

Czernin was a private village of Polish nobility, including the Kczewski family,[2] administratively located in the Malbork Voivodeship of the Kingdom of Poland. In the First Partition of Poland (1772) it was annexed by Prussia, and from 1871 it was also part of Germany. The last heir of Czernin, Witold Donimirski [pl] was murdered by the German occupiers during World War II in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp in 1939. After Germany's defeat in the war in 1945, the village was restored to Poland.

Cuisine

Czernin is the place of cultivation of the Czernin apple, which is named after the village, and is officially recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland as a traditional food.[3]

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I (in Polish). Warszawa. 1880. p. 831.
3. "Jabłko czernińskie". Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi - Portal Gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 January 2024.