Jump to content

Żukczyn

Coordinates: 54°12′46″N 18°36′20″E / 54.21278°N 18.60556°E / 54.21278; 18.60556
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Żukczyn
Village
Żukczyn is located in Poland
Żukczyn
Żukczyn
Coordinates: 54°12′46″N 18°36′20″E / 54.21278°N 18.60556°E / 54.21278; 18.60556
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyGdańsk
GminaPruszcz Gdański
Population
315
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGDA
Highways

Żukczyn [ˈʐukt͡ʂɨn] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pruszcz Gdański, within Gdańsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Pruszcz Gdański and 18 km (11 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

History

[edit]

The settlement dates back to prehistoric times and there are three archaeological sites (two settlements and a cemetery) from the Iron Age in Żukczyn.[2]

It was the site of an early medieval settlement, which is also an archaeological site.[2] It became part of the emerging Polish state under Poland's first historic ruler Mieszko I in the 10th century.

Żukczyn was a private church village of the monastery in Oliwa, administratively located in the Tczew County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of the Polish Crown.[3]

Transport

[edit]

The Polish A1 motorway runs through the village.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ a b "Wieś Żukczyn (pomorskie) w liczbach". Polska w liczbach (in Polish). Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  3. ^ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 121.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)