Lichnowy, Malbork County

See also: Lichnowy, Chojnice County

Lichnowy
Village
Church of Saint Ursula in Lichnowy
Lichnowy
Coordinates: 54°6′53″N 18°54′47″E / 54.11472°N 18.91306°E / 54.11472; 18.91306
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Malbork
Gmina	Lichnowy
Population	973
Website	http://www.lichnowy.pl/

Lichnowy [lixˈnɔvɨ] (German Groß Lichtenau) is a village in Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Lichnowy.^[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Malbork and 34 km (21 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. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 973.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

External links

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Gmina Lichnowy

Seat	Lichnowy

Other villages	Boręty Boręty Drugie Boręty Pierwsze Dąbrowa Lichnówki Lichnówki Pierwsze Lisewo Malborskie Parszewo Pordenowo Starynia Stożki Szymankowo Tropiszewo

Coordinates: 54°6′53″N 18°54′47″E / 54.11472°N 18.91306°E / 54.11472; 18.91306

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