Kościerzyna
Sign in to saveKościerzyna (; ; former ) is a town in Kashubia in Gdańsk Pomerania region, northern Poland, with 23,327 inhabitants as of June 2023. It has been the capital of Kościerzyna County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999; previously it was in Gdańsk Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kościerzyna
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kościerzyna, Rynek (3).jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Marketplace
- Settlement.image_flag
- POL Kościerzyna flag.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Kościerzyna COA.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kościerzyna
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Kościerzyna (urban gmina)
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Michał Majewski
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 13th century
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- Geographical location
- History
- World War II
- Number of inhabitants by year
- Tourist attractions
- Sports
- Notable residents
- Twin cities
- See also
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Kościerzyna (; ; former ) is a town in Kashubia in Gdańsk Pomerania region, northern Poland, with 23,327 inhabitants as of June 2023. It has been the capital of Kościerzyna County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999; previously it was in Gdańsk Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998.
== Geographical location == Kościerzyna is in Gdańsk Pomerania, approximately south-west of Gdańsk and Tricity and south-west of Kaliningrad, at a height of above sea level.