Lichnowy, Malbork County

Lichnowy
Village
Lichnowy
Coordinates: 54°6′53″N 18°54′47″E / 54.11472°N 18.91306°E / 54.11472; 18.91306
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Malbork
Gmina Lichnowy
Population 973
Website http://www.lichnowy.pl/

Lichnowy [lixˈnɔvɨ] (German Groß Lichtenau) is a village in Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Lichnowy.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Malbork and 34 km (21 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 973.

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Coordinates: 54°6′53″N 18°54′47″E / 54.11472°N 18.91306°E / 54.11472; 18.91306

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