Szkarpawa, Pomeranian Voivodeship

For the river, see Szkarpawa.
Szkarpawa
Village
Szkarpawa
Coordinates: 54°15′50″N 19°4′13″E / 54.26389°N 19.07028°E / 54.26389; 19.07028
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Nowy Dwór Gdański
Gmina Stegna
Population 70

Szkarpawa [ʂkarˈpava] (German: Scharpau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stegna, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Nowy Dwór Gdański and 31 km (19 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. It became Polish in 1945. 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 70.

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Coordinates: 54°15′50″N 19°4′13″E / 54.26389°N 19.07028°E / 54.26389; 19.07028

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