Silno [ˈɕilnɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojnice, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Chojnice and 101 km (63 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
Silno | |
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Village | |
 Church of the Immaculate Heart of the Virgin Mary | |
  Silno | |
| Coordinates: 53°38′48″N 17°42′16″E / 53.64667°N 17.70444°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Chojnice |
| Gmina | Chojnice |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,055 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GCH |
Silno was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tuchola County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]
Notable people
edit- Renata Beger, Polish politician
References
edit- ^ "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. 124.
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