Wielki Bukowiec
Encyclopedia
Wielki Bukowiec ' is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Skórcz
, within Starogard County
, Pomeranian Voivodeship
, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Skórcz
, 17 km (11 mi) south of Starogard Gdański
, and 62 km (39 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk
.
For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania
.
The village has a population of 520.
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 Skórcz
Gmina Skórcz
Gmina Skórcz is a rural gmina in Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Skórcz, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....
, within Starogard County
Starogard County
Starogard County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. 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 is Starogard Gdański, which...
, 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 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Skórcz
Skórcz
Skórcz is a town in Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,532 inhabitants ....
, 17 km (11 mi) south of Starogard Gdański
Starogard Gdanski
Starogard Gdański is a town in Eastern Pomerania in northwestern Poland with 48,328 inhabitants...
, and 62 km (39 mi) south 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...
.
For details of 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...
.
The village has a population of 520.