Mortąg

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Mortąg
Village
Mortąg
Coordinates: 53°49′25″N 19°26′9″E / 53.82361°N 19.43583°E / 53.82361; 19.43583
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Sztum
Gmina Stary Dzierzgoń
Population 220

Mortąg [ˈmɔrtɔnk] (German Mortung) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stary Dzierzgoń, within Sztum County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Stary Dzierzgoń, 29 km (18 mi) east of Sztum, and 80 km (50 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

While traditionally Prussian, with the Second Peace of Thorn in 1466 the area became part of the Kingdom of Poland until 1772; 1772-1945 Kingdom of Prussia and Germany (East Prussia). Since Prussia and Pomerania are overlapping regions see also History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 220.

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Coordinates: 53°49′25″N 19°26′9″E / 53.82361°N 19.43583°E / 53.82361; 19.43583


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