Stegienka

Stegienka
Village
Stegienka
Coordinates: 54°18′38″N 19°3′20″E / 54.31056°N 19.05556°E / 54.31056; 19.05556
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Nowy Dwór Gdański
Gmina Stegna
Population 330

Stegienka [stɛˈɡʲɛnka] (German: Steegnerwerder) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stegna, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Nowy Dwór Gdański and 29 km (18 mi) east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1793 the area was part of Royal Prussia, in 1793-1919 Prussia and Germany, 1920-1939 the Free City of Danzig, 1939-45 Germany. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles. It became Polish in 1945. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 330.

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Coordinates: 54°18′38″N 19°3′20″E / 54.31056°N 19.05556°E / 54.31056; 19.05556


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