Żuławka Sztumska

Żuławka Sztumska
Village
Żuławka Sztumska
Coordinates: 54°0′51″N 19°15′6″E / 54.01417°N 19.25167°E / 54.01417; 19.25167
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Sztum
Gmina Dzierzgoń
Population 560

Żuławka Sztumska [ʐuˈwafka ˈʂtumska] (German Posilge) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dzierzgoń, within Sztum County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-west of Dzierzgoń, 18 km (11 mi) north-east of Sztum, and 57 km (35 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Originally inhabited by the Baltic Old Prussians, with the Second Peace of Thorn in 1466 the area became part of the Kingdom of Poland until 1772; 1772-1945 Kingdom of Prussia and Germany (East Prussia). Since Prussia and Pomerania are overlapping regions see also History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 560.

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Coordinates: 54°0′51″N 19°15′6″E / 54.01417°N 19.25167°E / 54.01417; 19.25167


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