Graniczna Wieś

Graniczna Wieś
Village
Graniczna Wieś
Coordinates: 54°9′39″N 18°27′12″E / 54.16083°N 18.45333°E / 54.16083; 18.45333
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Gdańsk
Gmina Trąbki Wielkie
Population 252

Graniczna Wieś [ɡraˈnit͡ʂna ˈvjɛɕ] (literally meaning "boundary village") is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trąbki Wielkie, within Gdańsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Trąbki Wielkie, 17 km (11 mi) south-west of Pruszcz Gdański, and 26 km (16 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

During the Second World War Graniczna Wieś was the site of subcamp Grenzdorf of the Stutthof concentration camp.

The village has a population of 252.

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Coordinates: 54°9′39″N 18°27′12″E / 54.16083°N 18.45333°E / 54.16083; 18.45333


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