Kopalino [kɔpaˈlinɔ] (German: Koppalin)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Choczewo, within Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Choczewo, 34 km (21 mi) north-west of Wejherowo, and 69 km (43 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania.
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Coordinates: 54°47′22″N 17°51′4″E / 54.78944°N 17.85111°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
County | Wejherowo |
Gmina | Choczewo |
Population | 154 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | GWE |
On 22 December 2021, Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe announced the preferred location for Poland's first commercial nuclear power plant at a site called Lubiatowo-Kopalino just west of the village.[3]