Mierzeszyn
Mierzeszyn [mjɛˈʐɛʂɨn] (Kashubian: Miérzëszëno; German: Meisterwalde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trąbki Wielkie, within Gdańsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Trąbki Wielkie, 16 km (10 mi) south-west of Pruszcz Gdański, and 24 km (15 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
Mierzeszyn | |
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Village | |
 Saint Bartholomew church in Mierzeszyn | |
  Mierzeszyn  Mierzeszyn | |
| Coordinates: 54°12′8″N 18°25′1″E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Gdańsk |
| Gmina | Trąbki Wielkie |
| Population | 800 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The village has a population of 800.
Mierzeszyn was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tczew County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2] In the past it was also called Miereszyn (1686), Miereszczyn (1717), and Mierzyszyn.[3]
During the World War II, on November 17, 1939, the Germans murdered the local Polish priest in the nearby village of Nowy Wiec (see Intelligenzaktion).[4]
There are two historic churches in the village: the Saint Bartholomew church and the Sacred Heart church.
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 110, 112 (in Polish)
- Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VI, Warszawa, 1885, p. 359 (in Polish)
- Maria Wardzyńska, Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion, IPN, Warszawa, 2009, p. 155 (in Polish)
