- Niedźwiedzica, Pomeranian Voivodeship
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Niedźwiedzica — Village — Coordinates: 54°15′40″N 18°59′22″E / 54.26111°N 18.98944°E Country Poland Voivodeship Pomeranian County Nowy Dwór Gdański Gmina Stegna Population 242 Niedźwiedzica [ɲɛd͡ʑvjɛˈd͡ʑit͡sa] (German: Bärwalde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stegna, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Nowy Dwór Gdański and 26 km (16 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.
Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1919 Prussia and Germany, 1920-1939 Free City of Danzig, 1939 - february 1945 Nazi Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
The village has a population of 242.
Notable residents
- Johann Cornies (1789–1848), Mennonite German settler to Russia
References
Seat StegnaOther villages Broniewo • Bronowo • Chełmek • Chorążówka • Cysewo • Drewnica • Dworek • Głobica • Izbiska • Jantar • Junoszyno • Kępa Rybińska • Mikoszewo • Niedźwiedzica • Niedźwiedziówka • Nowotna • Popowo • Przemysław • Rybina • Rybinka • Stawidła • Stegienka • Stobiec • Świerznica • Szkarpawa • Tujsk • Wiśniówka • Wybicko • Zadwórze • Żuławki • Żuławki KsiążęceCoordinates: 54°15′40″N 18°59′22″E / 54.26111°N 18.98944°E
Categories:- Villages in Nowy Dwór Gdański County
- Nowy Dwór Gdański County geography stubs
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