Kościerzyna

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Kościerzyna
Meeting of Kashubians on the streets of Kościerzyna, 2004
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Kościerzyna
Coordinates: 54°7′N 17°59′E / 54.117, 17.983
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Kościerzyna County
Gmina	Kościerzyna (urban gmina)
Established	13th century
Town rights	1398
Government
- Mayor	Mirosława Lehman
Area
- Total	15.83 km² (6.1 sq mi)
Elevation	150 m (492 ft)
Population (2006)
- Total	23,016
- Density	1,453.9/km² (3,765.7/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	83-400 to 83-401
Area code(s)	+48 58
Car plates	GKS
Website: http://www.koscierzyna.gda.pl

Kościerzyna [kɔɕt​͡ɕeˈʐɨna] (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Kòscérzëna, former German: Berent (help·info)) is a town in Kashubia in Gdańsk Pomerania region, northern Poland, with some 24,000 inhabitants. It has been the capital of Kościerzyna County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999; previously it was in Gdańsk Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998. It is around 50 km south-west of Gdańsk and Tricity.

Contents 1 Tourist attractions 2 Population 3 See also 4 External links 5 Gallery 6 Twin towns

[edit] Tourist attractions

• Skansen Parowozownia Kościerzyna (steam locomotive museum) located at Towarowa 7 Street. ^[1]
• Lake Galezne ^[2]
• Sanctuary ^[3]

[edit] Population

Records of the Population of Berent from 1641- 1944 are on film rolls (see link below)

1960: 10,900 inhabitants of Kościerzyna
1970: 15,100 inhabitants
1975: 17,100 inhabitants
1980: 18,700 inhabitants
1990: 22,700 inhabitants
1995: 23,100 inhabitants
1998: 23,500 inhabitants
2003: 23,196 inhabitants (Men: 11 272)

[edit] See also

• Kościerzyna (PKP station)

[edit] External links

• (Polish) Municipal website
• (Polish) Twin cities of Kościerzyna
• (Polish) Photogalleries of Kościerzyna's twin cities
• Some German-language documents regarding population

[edit] Gallery

Steam locomotive park in Kościerzyna

View from train station in Kościerzyna

Retro train "Costerina" Gdynia - Kościerzyna

[edit] Twin towns

Cölbe, Sanary Sur Mer, Pryluky

1. ^ Interesting article with photos on this museum (in Polish)
2. ^ See an article with photos describing the lake (in Polish)
3. ^ Article on the Sanctuary. See also Sanctuary's website

Coordinates: 54°07′N, 17°59′E

v • d • e Gminas of Kościerzyna County Seat: Kościerzyna (urban gmina) Rural gminas: Gmina Dziemiany • Gmina Karsin • Gmina Kościerzyna • Gmina Liniewo • Gmina Lipusz • Gmina Nowa Karczma • Gmina Stara Kiszewa