Rakowiska, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Rakowiska
Village
Rakowiska
Coordinates: 54°9′53″N 19°10′51″E / 54.16472°N 19.18083°E / 54.16472; 19.18083
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Nowy Dwór Gdański
Gmina Nowy Dwór Gdański
Population 270

Rakowiska [rakɔˈviska] (German: Krebsfelde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Dwór Gdański, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Nowy Dwór Gdański and 43 km (27 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 270.

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Coordinates: 54°9′53″N 19°10′51″E / 54.16472°N 19.18083°E / 54.16472; 19.18083

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