Kopalino

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Kopalino [kɔpaˈlinɔ] (German: Koppalin)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Choczewo, within Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Choczewo, 34 km (21 mi) north-west of Wejherowo, and 69 km (43 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania.

Kopalino
Village
Ulica Bursztynowa, the main street of Kopalino, facing east
Ulica Bursztynowa, the main street of Kopalino, facing east
Kopalino is located in Poland
Kopalino
Kopalino
Coordinates: 54°47′22″N 17°51′4″E / 54.78944°N 17.85111°E / 54.78944; 17.85111
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyWejherowo
GminaChoczewo
Population
154
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGWE

On 22 December 2021, Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe announced the preferred location for Poland's first commercial nuclear power plant at a site called Lubiatowo-Kopalino just west of the village.[3]

Images of Kopalino

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References

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  1. ^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  3. ^ https://ppej.pl/en/news/preferred-site-of-the-first-polish-nuclear-power-plant-indicated-by-investor "Preferred site of the first Polish nuclear power plant indicated by investor"; December 22, 2021