Stara Kiszewa

Stara Kiszewa
Village

Saint Martin Church
Stara Kiszewa
Coordinates: 53°59′24″N 18°10′9″E / 53.99000°N 18.16917°E / 53.99000; 18.16917
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Kościerzyna
Gmina Stara Kiszewa
Elevation 117.5 m (385.5 ft)
Population 1,480

Stara Kiszewa [ˈstara kiˈʂɛva] (German: Alt Kischau; Kashubian: Stôrô Cziszewa) is a village in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stara Kiszewa.[1] It lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Kościerzyna and 52 km (32 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 1,480.

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Coordinates: 53°59′24″N 18°10′9″E / 53.99000°N 18.16917°E / 53.99000; 18.16917

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