Pierzchowice

Pierzchowice
Village
Pierzchowice
Coordinates: 53°50′7″N 19°6′14″E / 53.83528°N 19.10389°E / 53.83528; 19.10389
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Sztum
Gmina Mikołajki Pomorskie
Population 130

Pierzchowice [pjɛʂxɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Portschweiten) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mikołajki Pomorskie, within Sztum County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Mikołajki Pomorskie, 11 km (7 mi) south-east of Sztum, and 67 km (42 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 130.

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Coordinates: 53°50′7″N 19°6′14″E / 53.83528°N 19.10389°E / 53.83528; 19.10389

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