Kielno, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kielno [ˈkʲɛlnɔ] (German: Kölln) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szemud, within Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Szemud, 18 km (11 mi) south of Wejherowo, and 22 km (14 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
Kielno was initially probably named Kolno. Kielno was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Gdańsk County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. The local parish priest Zygmunt Niwicki was the royal secretary of 17th-century Polish kings.
Here was born the Kashubian poet Alojzy Nagel.
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV, Warsaw, 1883, p. 35 (in Polish)
- ^ Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 89 (in Polish)
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