Jantar [ˈjantar], formerly known in Polish between 1945 and 1947 as Paców) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stegna, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2]
Jantar | |
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Village | |
 Jantar beach entrance | |
  Jantar | |
| Coordinates: 54°20′9″N 19°1′59″E / 54.33583°N 19.03306°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Nowy Dwór Gdański |
| Gmina | Stegna |
| Population | 1,008[1] |
| Website | http://www.jantar.turystyka.pl/ |
It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Nowy Dwór Gdański and 27 km (17 mi) east of the regional capital Gdańsk.
The word "Jantar" comes from the Lithuanian word for amber.
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Beach to the west of Jantar (summer). -
Sea ice on the beach in Jantar (winter).
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edit- ^ "Wieś Jantar » mapy, GUS, nieruchomości, szkoły, kod pocztowy, edukacja, kierunkowy, przedszkola, demografia, statystyki". www.polskawliczbach.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
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