Karwia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Władysławowo, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, located on the south coast of the Baltic Sea. It lies approximately 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Władysławowo, 18 km (11 mi) north-west of Puck, and 60 km (37 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania. Prior to January 1, 2015, it was a part of the town Władysławowo.[1] Karwia was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Puck County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]
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The main street in the interwar period -
Beach, before 1929 -
Fishermen in Karwia, before 1939 -
Sea coast in Karwia, 1925
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Karwia | |
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Village | |
 Church of Saint Anthony of Padua | |
  Karwia | |
| Coordinates: 54°49′51″N 18°12′36″E / 54.83083°N 18.21000°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Puck |
| Gmina | Władysławowo |
| Population | 931 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GPU |
Sport
editThe village is represented by the football club Nörda Karwia.[3]
Notable people
edit- Jan Romuald Byzewski (1842–1905), Catholic priest and founder of the Wiarus newspaper.
References
edit- ^ Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 29 lipca 2014 r. w sprawie połączenia gmin, ustalenia granic niektórych gmin i miast, nadania niektórym miejscowościom statusu miasta oraz zmiany siedziby władz gminy, Dz. U., 2014, No. 1023 (2014-07-29)
- ^ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 100.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "[100 meczów na 100-lecie PZPN] Nörda Karwia – Solar Władysławowo (44/100)".
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