Piotrowo, Nowy Dwór Gdański County

For other places with the same name, see Piotrowo (disambiguation).
Piotrowo
Village
Piotrowo
Coordinates: 54°13′23″N 19°10′5″E / 54.22306°N 19.16806°E / 54.22306; 19.16806
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Nowy Dwór Gdański
Gmina Nowy Dwór Gdański

Piotrowo [pjɔˈtrɔvɔ] (German: Niederpetershagen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Dwór Gdański, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Nowy Dwór Gdański and 39 km (24 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1945 the area was part of 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.

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Coordinates: 54°13′23″N 19°10′5″E / 54.22306°N 19.16806°E / 54.22306; 19.16806


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