Izbiska, Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Izbiska (disambiguation).
Izbiska
Village
Izbiska
Coordinates: 54°18′14″N 19°0′51″E / 54.30389°N 19.01417°E / 54.30389; 19.01417
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Nowy Dwór Gdański
Gmina Stegna
Population 133

Izbiska [izˈbiska] (German: Freienhuben) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stegna, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Nowy Dwór Gdański and 26 km (16 mi) east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1793 the area was part of Royal Prussia, in 1793-1919 Prussia and Germany, 1920-1939 the Free City of Danzig, 1939-45 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. The village has a population of 133.

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Coordinates: 54°18′14″N 19°0′51″E / 54.30389°N 19.01417°E / 54.30389; 19.01417

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