Palczewo, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Palczewo
Village

West side of a windmill in Palczewo
Palczewo
Coordinates: 54°10′16″N 18°51′28″E / 54.17111°N 18.85778°E / 54.17111; 18.85778
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Nowy Dwór Gdański
Gmina Ostaszewo
Population 331

Palczewo [palˈt͡ʂɛvɔ] (German: Palschau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostaszewo, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Ostaszewo, 18 km (11 mi) west of Nowy Dwór Gdański, and 27 km (17 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1919 Prussia and Germany, 1920-1939 Free City of Danzig, 1939 - February 1945 Nazi Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 331.

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Coordinates: 54°10′16″N 18°51′28″E / 54.17111°N 18.85778°E / 54.17111; 18.85778

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