Niedźwiedzica, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Niedźwiedzica [ɲɛd͡ʑvjɛˈd͡ʑit͡sa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stegna, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Nowy Dwór Gdański and 26 km (16 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.
Before 1793 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1793-1919 Prussia and Germany, 1920-1939 Free City of Danzig, September 1939 - February 1945 Nazi Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
Notable residents
- Johann Cornies (1789–1848), Mennonite German settler to Russia
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