Cyganka, Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Cyganka (disambiguation).
Cyganka
Village
Cyganka
Coordinates: 54°13′39″N 19°7′5″E / 54.22750°N 19.11806°E / 54.22750; 19.11806
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Nowy Dwór Gdański
Gmina Nowy Dwór Gdański

Cyganka [t͡sɨˈɡanka] (German: Platenhof) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Dwór Gdański, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north of Nowy Dwór Gdański and 36 km (22 mi) south-east 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. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

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Coordinates: 54°13′39″N 19°7′5″E / 54.22750°N 19.11806°E / 54.22750; 19.11806

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