Bystrze, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Bystrze
Village
Bystrze
Coordinates: 54°2′5″N 18°51′18″E / 54.03472°N 18.85500°E / 54.03472; 18.85500
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Malbork
Gmina Miłoradz
Population 220

Bystrze [ˈbɨstʂɛ] (German: Biesterfelde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miłoradz, within Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Miłoradz, 12 km (7 mi) west of Malbork, and 40 km (25 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1919 Prussia and Germany, 1920-1939 Free City of Danzig, 1939 - February 1945 Nazi Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 220.

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Coordinates: 54°2′5″N 18°51′18″E / 54.03472°N 18.85500°E / 54.03472; 18.85500


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