Pelplin
Sign in to savePelplin () is a town in northern Poland, in the Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodship. Population: 8,320 (2009).
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Place details
- Locality
- Pelplin
- Region
- województwo pomorskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 8,320
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Pelplin
- Settlement.image_flag
- POL Pelplin flag new.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Pelplin COA.svg
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- Poland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Pomeranian
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Tczew
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Pelplin
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- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- tourist destination
- Official name
- Pelplin
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Gmina Pelplin
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- +7456
- Area
- +4.45
- Official website
- pelplin.pl
- Image
- Katedra Pelplińska 2.JPG
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- Geographical location
- History
- Partitions of Poland
- Return to independence
- World War II
- Transport
- Sports
- Notable people
- International relations
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Pelplin () is a town in northern Poland, in the Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodship. Population: 8,320 (2009).
Pelplin is located in the ethnocultural region of Kociewie in Pomerania. It is home to one of the finest collections of medieval art in Poland held at the Diocesan Museum in Pelplin. It is known for the landmark Gothic Pelplin Cathedral, former abbey church, one of the largest Gothic churches in Poland. The former Pelplin Abbey is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pelplin. The cathedral complex, with the abbey, theological seminary, Corpus Christi church, Episcopal Palace and Park, etc. is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland, as one of the most precious Polish heritage sites of its kind.