Będomin
Będomin [bɛnˈdɔmin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowa Karczma, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Nowa Karczma, 10 km (6 mi) east of Kościerzyna, and 43 km (27 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.
Będomin | |
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Village | |
 Manor House of Józef Wybicki, currently the Museum of Polish Anthem | |
  Będomin | |
| Coordinates: 54°7′40″N 18°7′22″E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Kościerzyna |
| Gmina | Nowa Karczma |
| Population | 150 |
For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
The village has a population of 150.
There is here an old oak (Wybicki Oak).[2]
Notable people
- Józef Wybicki (1747–1822) a Polish jurist, poet, political and military activist, best remembered as the author of "Mazurek Dąbrowskiego" which was adopted as the Polish national anthem in 1927
References
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