Summary
Sierakowice [ɕɛrakɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Kashubia in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Sierakowice.[2] It lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) west of Kartuzy and 49 km (30 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk. Kashubian is here in official use, as a regional language or an auxiliary language.[3] This means that in principle, it is possible to address gmina's administration in Kashubian and receive an answer in the same language. In Sierakowice, roads direction signage is bilingual Polish/Kashubian. Kashubian vetch (Vicia cassubica) is native to the village. Kashubian vetch means vetch of Kashubia, the home of Kashubs.
Sierakowice | |
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Village | |
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  Sierakowice | |
| Coordinates: 54°20′46″N 17°53′30″E / 54.34611°N 17.89167°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Kartuzy |
| Gmina | Sierakowice |
| Population | 7,068 |
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| Website | www |
For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
Notable people born here edit
- Danuta Stenka actress
- Yurek Hinz musician, computer scientist
References edit
- ^ "O gminie" (in Polish). sierakowice.pl. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Gerald Stone, Slav outposts in Central European history : the Wends, Sorbs and Kashubs, London, UK : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016, pp. 348 - 9
External links edit
- Official website
