Świecino | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Coordinates: | 54.7361°N 18.1742°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Pomeranian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Puck |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Krokowa |
Population Total: | 203 |
Świecino (pronounced as /pl/) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6km (04miles) south of Krokowa, 160NaN0 west of Puck, and 510NaN0 north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.
Świecino is famous for a battle fought in 1462 between the Polish forces and the Teutonic Knights. See Battle of Świecino. An event reconstructing the battle proceedings was last held on the village grounds on 2 August 2014. The event is annual and runs for a couple of years.
For more details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.