KOśCIERZYNA

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'Kościerzyna' (Kashubian/Pomeranian: ''Kòscérzëna'', former ) is a town in Kashubia in Gdańsk Pomerania region, northern Poland, with some 24,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of Kościerzyna County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, previously a town in Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975 to 1998). It is around 50 km south-west of Gdańsk and Tricity.

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Tourist attractions

Population

See also

External links

Gallery

Twin towns

Tourist attractions

★ Skansen Parowozownia Kościerzyna (steam locomotive museum) located at Towarowa 7 Street. ^[1]

★ Lake Galezne ^[2]

★ Sanctuary ^[3]

Population

1960: 10,900 inhabitants

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)

See also

★ Kościerzyna (PKP station)

External links

★ Municipal website

★ Twin cities of Kościerzyna

★ Photogalleries of Kościerzyna's twin cities

Gallery

Twin towns

Cölbe, Sanary Sur Mer, Pryluky
1. Interesting article with photos on this museum (in Polish)
2. See an article with photos describing the lake (in Polish)
3. Article on the Sanctuary. See also Sanctuary's website