Gniewino

Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Coat of arms of Gniewino
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54°43′0″N 18°0′30″E / 54.71667°N 18.00833°E / 54.71667; 18.00833Country PolandVoivodeshipPomeranianCountyWejherowoGminaGniewinoArea
176.2 km2 (68.0 sq mi)Population
1,710 • Density9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal Code
84-250
Area Code(+48) 58Vehicle registrationGWEWebsitewww.gniewino.pl

Gniewino [ɡɲɛˈvinɔ] (German: Gnewin)[1] is a village in Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Gniewino.[2] It lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) north-west of Wejherowo and 57 km (35 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

A little to the east of Gniewino lies the Kashubian Eye Complex, a tourism and recreation complex centred on a 44 metre tall viewing tower.

For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

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    Gniewino
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    Road
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    Square in Gniewino.
  • UEFA Euro 2012
    UEFA Euro 2012
  • The viewing tower at the Kashubian Eye Complex near Gniewino
    The viewing tower at the Kashubian Eye Complex near Gniewino

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  1. ^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

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