Czernin, Pomeranian Voivodeship Explained

Czernin
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sztum
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Sztum
Coordinates:53.9053°N 19.0644°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Population Total:1600
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:GSZ

Czernin (German: Hohendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sztum, within Sztum County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3km (02miles) south-east of Sztum and 590NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

It is located in the region of Powiśle.

History

Czernin was a private village of Polish nobility, including the Kczewski family,[2] administratively located in the Malbork Voivodeship of the Kingdom of Poland. In the First Partition of Poland (1772) it was annexed by Prussia, and from 1871 it was also part of Germany. The last heir of Czernin, was murdered by the German occupiers during World War II in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp in 1939. After Germany's defeat in the war in 1945, the village was restored to Poland.

Cuisine

Czernin is the place of cultivation of the Czernin apple, which is named after the village, and is officially recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland as a traditional food.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . pl.
  2. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I. 1880. pl. Warszawa. 831.
  3. Web site: Jabłko czernińskie. Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi - Portal Gov.pl. 11 January 2024. pl.