Stegna

Stegna
Village
A timber-framed church in Stegna

Coat of arms
Stegna
Coordinates: 54°19′35″N 19°6′44″E / 54.32639°N 19.11222°E / 54.32639; 19.11222
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Nowy Dwór Gdański
Gmina Stegna
Population 2,337[1]

Stegna [ˈstɛɡna] (German Steegen) is a village in Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stegna.[2] It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Nowy Dwór Gdański and 32 km (20 mi) east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1793 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1919 Prussia and Germany, 1920-1939 Free City of Danzig, 1939 - February 1945 Nazi Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 2,337.

Notable residents

  • Christiane Blumhoff (born 1942), German actress

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Wieś Stegna » mapy, GUS, nieruchomości, szkoły, kod pocztowy, edukacja, kierunkowy, przedszkola, demografia, statystyki". www.polskawliczbach.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 54°19′35″N 19°6′44″E / 54.32639°N 19.11222°E / 54.32639; 19.11222

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