Karsin

Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

53°54′18″N 17°55′42″E / 53.90500°N 17.92833°E / 53.90500; 17.92833Country

PolandVoivodeshipPomeranianCountyKościerzynaGminaKarsinPopulation

2,005Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationGKSWebsitewww.karsin.pl

Karsin [ˈkarɕin] is a village in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Karsin.^[1] It lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of Kościerzyna and 69 km (43 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

Karsin was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tuchola County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.^[2]

Notable people

Józef Borzyszkowski (born 1946 in Karsin) a Polish historian at Gdańsk University and Kashubian activist

References

^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
^ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 123.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)