Karwia Explained

Karwia
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Puck
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Władysławowo
Coordinates:54.8308°N 18.21°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:GPU
Population Total:931

Karwia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Władysławowo, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, located on the south coast of the Baltic Sea. It lies approximately 130NaN0 north-west of Władysławowo, 180NaN0 north-west of Puck, and 600NaN0 north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania. Prior to January 1, 2015, it was a part of the town Władysławowo.[1] Karwia was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Puck County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]

Sport

The village is represented by the football club Nörda Karwia.[3]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 29 lipca 2014 r. w sprawie połączenia gmin, ustalenia granic niektórych gmin i miast, nadania niektórym miejscowościom statusu miasta oraz zmiany siedziby władz gminy. 2014. 1023. 2014-07-29.
  2. Book: Biskup. Marian. Tomczak. Andrzej. 1955. Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w.. Polish. Toruń. 100.
  3. Web site: [100 meczów na 100-lecie PZPN] Nörda Karwia – Solar Władysławowo (44/100) .