Tawęcino

Tawęcino
Village
Tawęcino
Coordinates: 54°39′16″N 17°47′36″E / 54.65444°N 17.79333°E / 54.65444; 17.79333
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Lębork
Gmina	Nowa Wieś Lęborska
Population	304

Tawęcino [tavɛnˈt͡ɕinɔ] (German Tauentzien) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowa Wieś Lęborska, within Lębork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Nowa Wieś Lęborska, 12 km (7 mi) north of Lębork, and 63 km (39 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles. For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 304.

Notable residents

Friedrich Bogislav von Tauentzien (1710–1791), general

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Nowa Wieś Lęborska

Seat	Nowa Wieś Lęborska

Other villages	Bąkowo Bąsewice Brzezinki Chocielewko Czarnówko Darżewo Darżkowo Dziechlino Garczegorze Jamy Janisławiec Janowice Janowiczki Kanin Karlikowo Lęborskie Kębłowo Nowowiejskie Kozołęka Krępa Kaszubska Laska Łebień Lędziechowo Leśnice Łówcze Lubowidz Ługi Małoszyce Mosty Niebędzino Nisko Obliwice Piotrowo Piskowa Pogorszewo Pogorzele Pogorzelice Redkowice Rekowo Lęborskie Rozgorze Rybki Rybnik Tawęcino Wilkowo Nowowiejskie Wypichowo Żelazkowo

Coordinates: 54°39′16″N 17°47′36″E / 54.65444°N 17.79333°E / 54.65444; 17.79333

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