Gnojewo, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Gnojewo
Village
Gnojewo
Coordinates: 54°3′11″N 18°54′44″E / 54.05306°N 18.91222°E / 54.05306; 18.91222
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Malbork
Gmina Miłoradz
Population 240

Gnojewo [ɡnɔˈjɛvɔ] (German Gnojau) 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 of Miłoradz, 9 km (6 mi) west of Malbork, and 40 km (25 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. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 240.

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Coordinates: 54°3′11″N 18°54′44″E / 54.05306°N 18.91222°E / 54.05306; 18.91222


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