See also: Kielno, West Pomeranian Voivodeship.
| Kielno | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Total Type: | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pomeranian |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wejherowo |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Szemud |
| Coordinates: | 54.4528°N 18.3375°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Population Total: | 1025 |
| Website: | http://www.republika.pl/kielno/ |
Kielno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szemud, within Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9km (06miles) south-east of Szemud, 180NaN0 south of Wejherowo, and 220NaN0 north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
Kielno was initially probably named Kolno.[2] Kielno was a royal village of the Polish Crown,[2] administratively located in the Gdańsk County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[3] The local parish priest Zygmunt Niwicki was the royal secretary of 17th-century Polish kings.[2]
Here was born the Kashubian poet Alojzy Nagel.