Kiezmark

Kiezmark [ˈkʲɛzmark] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cedry Wielkie, within Gdańsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Cedry Wielkie, 20 km (12 mi) east of Pruszcz Gdański, and 23 km (14 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is situated on the Vistula river.

Kiezmark
Village
Our Lady of Częstochowa church from 1727
Kiezmark
Coordinates: 54°15′20″N 18°55′50″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyGdańsk
GminaCedry Wielkie
Population
370
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGDA
Highways

In October–December 1831, several Polish cavalry units of the November Uprising stopped in the village and its environs on the way to their final internment places.[2]

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Kasparek, Norbert (2014). "Żołnierze polscy w Prusach po upadku powstania listopadowego. Powroty do kraju i wyjazdy na emigrację". In Katafiasz, Tomasz (ed.). Na tułaczym szlaku... Powstańcy Listopadowi na Pomorzu (in Polish). Koszalin: Muzeum w Koszalinie, Archiwum Państwowe w Koszalinie. pp. 138, 140, 146.


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