Gniewino [ɡɲɛˈvinɔ] (German: Gnewin)[1] is a village in Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Gniewino.[2] It lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) north-west of Wejherowo and 57 km (35 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.
Gniewino | |
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Village | |
 Wind farm | |
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  Gniewino | |
| Coordinates: 54°43′0″N 18°0′30″E / 54.71667°N 18.00833°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Wejherowo |
| Gmina | Gniewino |
| Area | 176.2 km2 (68.0 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,710 |
| • Density | 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 84-250 |
| Area Code | (+48) 58 |
| Vehicle registration | GWE |
| Website | www |
A little to the east of Gniewino lies the Kashubian Eye Complex, a tourism and recreation complex centred on a 44 metre tall viewing tower.
For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
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The viewing tower at the Kashubian Eye Complex near Gniewino
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- ^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
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