Kielno, Pomeranian Voivodeship

See also: Kielno, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kielno
Village
Kielno is located in Poland
Kielno
Kielno
Coordinates: 54°27′10″N 18°20′15″E / 54.45278°N 18.33750°E / 54.45278; 18.33750
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyWejherowo
GminaSzemud
Population
1,025
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitehttp://www.republika.pl/kielno/

Kielno [ˈkʲɛlnɔ] (German: Kölln) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szemud, within Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Szemud, 18 km (11 mi) south of Wejherowo, and 22 km (14 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

Kielno was initially probably named Kolno.[2] Kielno was a royal village of the Polish Crown,[2] administratively located in the Gdańsk County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[3] The local parish priest Zygmunt Niwicki was the royal secretary of 17th-century Polish kings.[2]

Here was born the Kashubian poet Alojzy Nagel.

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ a b c Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV, Warsaw, 1883, p. 35 (in Polish)
  3. ^ Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 89 (in Polish)


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