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Żarnowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. In 2005 the village had a population of 861.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Żarnowiec
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_skyline
Kościół Zwiastowania Pana w Żarnowcu.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Gothic Church of the Annunciation in Żarnowiec
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Pomeranian
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Puck
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Krokowa
Settlement.pushpin_map
Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.timezone
CET
Settlement.utc_offset
+1
Settlement.timezone_DST
CEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST
+2
Settlement.population_total
861

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Żarnowiec
Country
Poland
Located in
Gmina Krokowa
Population
940
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Image
Gmina Krokowa, Poland - panoramio (11).jpg
Licence plate code
GPU
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Commons category
Żarnowiec, Pomeranian Voivodeship
postal code
84-110
native label
Żarnowiec
different from
Żarnowiec
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • History
  • References

Żarnowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. In 2005 the village had a population of 861.

Żarnowiec was the location for the first Polish nuclear power plant (Żarnowiec Nuclear Power Plant), but construction was stopped in 1990 due to protests of the local population and lack of funds. Recently, the construction plans are being reconsidered.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Żarnowiec” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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