Grochowo Drugie
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Grochowo Drugie g is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Sztutowo
, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County
, Pomeranian Voivodeship
, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Sztutowo
, 11 km (7 mi) north of Nowy Dwór Gdański
, and 35 km (22 mi) east of the regional capital Gdańsk
.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany
. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the administrative district of Gmina Sztutowo
Gmina Sztutowo
Gmina Sztutowo is a rural gmina in Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Sztutowo, which lies approximately north of Nowy Dwór Gdański and east of the regional capital Gdańsk.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County
Nowy Dwór Gdanski County
Nowy Dwór Gdański County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the Baltic coast. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town...
, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship, or Pomerania Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in north-central Poland. It comprises most of Pomerelia , as well as an area east of the Vistula River...
, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Sztutowo
Sztutowo
Sztutowo is a village in Nowy Dwór Gdański County, part of the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland. It is located about 38 km east of Gdańsk on the northeastern edge of the Vistula Delta, at the base of the Vistula Spit on the Baltic coast....
, 11 km (7 mi) north of Nowy Dwór Gdański
Nowy Dwór Gdanski
Nowy Dwór Gdański is a town in Poland, capital of Nowy Dwór Gdański County, located in Pomeranian Voivodeship, with 10,123 inhabitants .-Twin towns — Sister cities:Nowy Dwór Gdański is twinned with:-External links:*...
, and 35 km (22 mi) east of the regional capital Gdańsk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania
History of Pomerania
The history of Pomerania dates back more than 10,000 years. Settlement in the area started by the end of the Vistula Glacial Stage, about 13,000 years ago. Archeological traces have been found of various cultures during the Stone and Bronze Age, of Veneti and Germanic peoples during the Iron Age...
.