Kniewo [ˈkɲɛvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wejherowo, within Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Wejherowo and 47 km (29 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania.

Kniewo
Village
Kniewo is located in Poland
Kniewo
Kniewo
Coordinates: 54°39′6″N 18°5′59″E / 54.65167°N 18.09972°E / 54.65167; 18.09972
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyWejherowo
GminaWejherowo
Population
321
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGWE

Kniewo was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Puck County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ 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)