Kniewo

Kniewo
Village
A chapel in Kniewo
A chapel in Kniewo
Kniewo is located in Poland
Kniewo
Kniewo
Coordinates: 54°39′6″N 18°5′59″E / 54.65167°N 18.09972°E / 54.65167; 18.09972
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyWejherowo
GminaWejherowo
Population
321
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGWE

Kniewo [ˈkɲɛvɔ] 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) north-west of Wejherowo and 47 km (29 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania.

Kniewo was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Puck 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. ^ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 100.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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