Karsin
Karsin
Kôrsëno | |
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Village | |
 The central square | |
  Karsin Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 53°54′18″N 17°55′42″E / 53.90500°N 17.92833°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Kościerzyna |
| Gmina | Karsin |
| Population | 2,005 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GKS |
| Website | www.karsin.pl |
Karsin [ˈkarɕin] is a village in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Karsin. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
Karsin was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tuchola County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]
Notable people
[edit]- Józef Borzyszkowski (born 1946 in Karsin) a Polish historian at Gdańsk University and Kashubian activist
References
[edit]- ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office]. Statistics Poland (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ↑ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 123.
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