Nowa Cerkiew, Nowy Dwór Gdański County

For other places with the same name, see Nowa Cerkiew (disambiguation).
Nowa Cerkiew
Village
Nowa Cerkiew
Coordinates: 54°10′50″N 18°54′24″E / 54.18056°N 18.90667°E / 54.18056; 18.90667
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Nowy Dwór Gdański
Gmina Ostaszewo
Population 462

Nowa Cerkiew [ˈnɔva ˈt͡sɛrkʲɛf] (German: Neukirch) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostaszewo, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Ostaszewo, 15 km (9 mi) west of Nowy Dwór Gdański, and 28 km (17 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.

The village has a population of 462.

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Coordinates: 54°10′50″N 18°54′24″E / 54.18056°N 18.90667°E / 54.18056; 18.90667


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