Skarszewy
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| Skarszewy | |
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| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomerania |
| Mayor | Dariusz Skalski |
| Area | 9,43 km² |
| Population - city - urban - density |
6,805 (2004) 721.6/km² |
| City rights | 1320 |
| Latitude Longitude |
54°04'N 18°26'E |
| Area code | +48 58 |
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Skarszewy (Kashubian: Skarszewò, former German: Schöneck) is a small town 40 km south of Gdańsk in Starogard Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. Located between Kościerzyna and Tczew. Population: 6 809 (30 June 2005).
19 villages belong to the rural-municipal commune of Skarszewy (together: 13,934 inhabitants, 30 June 2005):
Bączek, Bolesławowo, Bożpole Królewskie, Czarnocin, Demlin, Godziszewo, Jaroszewy, Junkrowy, Kamierowo, Kamierowskie Piece, Koźmin, Malary, Mirowo Duże, Nowy Wiec, Obozin, Pogódki.
[edit] History
- 1198 - first mentioned as a seat of Knights Hospitaller
- 1320 - Schöneck obtains town rights
- 1370 - the Order of St. John sells Schöneck to the Teutonic Order
- 1466 - Treaty of Toruń: Schöneck becomes a part of Royal Prussia, Poland
- 1772 - annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia
- 1818-1920 - part of the Berent county within Western Prussia Province
- 1920, 10 January - returned to Poland
- 1939-1945 - Third Reich
- 1945 - Poland
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