- Source: Mierzeszyn
Mierzeszyn [mjɛˈʐɛʂɨn] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trąbki Wielkie, within Gdańsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Trąbki Wielkie, 16 km (10 mi) south-west of Pruszcz Gdański, and 24 km (15 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
Mierzeszyn was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tczew County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. In the past it was also called Miereszyn (1686), Miereszczyn (1717), and Mierzyszyn.
During the World War II, on November 17, 1939, the Germans murdered the local Polish priest in the nearby village of Nowy Wiec (see Intelligenzaktion).
There are two historic churches in the village: the Saint Bartholomew church and the Sacred Heart church.
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Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Mierzeszyn
- Graniczna Wieś
- Danziger Höhe
- Czerniewko
- Kobierzyn, Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Klowiter
- Gołębiewo Średnie
- Pawłowo, Gdańsk County
- Kaczki
- Ełganowo
