Koscierzyna
Kościerzyna is a town in Kashubia or Eastern Pomerania region, north-western Poland, with some 24,000 inhabitants.
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| Voivodship | Pomeranian | ||||
| Municipal government | Rada miasta Koscierzyny | ||||
| Mayor | Zdzisław Czucha | ||||
| Area | km² | ||||
| Population - city - urban - density | 23 855 (2001) 25 000 1 507/km² | ||||
| Founded City rights | before 1284 1398 | ||||
| Latitude Longitude | 54°07' N 17°59' E | ||||
| Area code | +48 58 | ||||
| Car plates | GKS | ||||
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| Municipal Website (http://www.koscierzyna.gda.pl/) | |||||
Capital of Koscierzyna County in Pomeranian Voivodship since 1999, previously a town in Gdansk Voivodship (1975-1998).
The town crest is a bear, derived from the town's name Berent in Westprussia/Eastprussia in Germany.
Population
1950: ? inhabitants
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
2000: ? inhabitants
External link
- Koscierzyna city website (http://www.koscierzyna.gda.pl/)
- Birth, death, marriage records of Berent inhabitants since 1642 [1] (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=300730)
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