Kościerzyna
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Meeting of Kashubians on the streets of Kościerzyna, 2004
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<th colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: smaller; padding-bottom: 0.7em;">Coordinates: 54°7′N 17°59′E / 54.117, 17.983</th>
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<th>Country
<th class="adr"> Poland
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<th>Voivodeship
<th class="adr">Pomeranian
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<th>County
<th>Kościerzyna County
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<th>Gmina
<th>Kościerzyna (urban gmina)
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<th>Established</th>
<td>13th century</td>
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<th>Town rights</th>
<td>1398</td>
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<td colspan="2">Government </td>
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<th> - Mayor
<td>Mirosława Lehman </td>
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<td colspan="2">Area </td>
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<th> - Total
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<td>15.83 km² (6.1 sq mi)</td>
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<td>Elevation </td>
<td>150 m (492 ft)</td>
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<td colspan="2">Population (2006)</td>
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<th> - Total</th>
<td>23,016</td>
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<th> - Density</th>
<td>1,453.9/km² (3,765.7/sq mi)</td>
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<th>Time zone</th>
<td>CET (UTC+1)
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<th>Postal code</th>
<td class="adr">83-400 to 83-401
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| Website: http://www.koscierzyna.gda.pl
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Kościerzyna [kɔɕt͡ɕeˈʐɨna] (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Kòscérzëna, former German: Berent (help·info)) is a town in Kashubia in Gdańsk Pomerania region, northern Poland, with some 24,000 inhabitants. It has been the capital of Kościerzyna County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999; previously it was in Gdańsk Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998. It is around 50 km south-west of Gdańsk and Tricity.
[edit] Tourist attractions
[edit] Population
Records of the Population of Berent from 1641- 1944 are on film rolls (see link below)
1960: 10,900 inhabitants of Kościerzyna
1970: 15,100 inhabitants
1975: 17,100 inhabitants
1980: 18,700 inhabitants
1990: 22,700 inhabitants
1995: 23,100 inhabitants
1998: 23,500 inhabitants
2003: 23,196 inhabitants (Men: 11 272)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] Gallery
Steam locomotive park in Kościerzyna
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View from train station in Kościerzyna
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Retro train "Costerina" Gdynia - Kościerzyna
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[edit] Twin towns
Cölbe, Sanary Sur Mer, Pryluky
- ^ Interesting article with photos on this museum (in Polish)
- ^ See an article with photos describing the lake (in Polish)
- ^ Article on the Sanctuary. See also Sanctuary's website
Coordinates: 54°07′N, 17°59′E
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