See also: Sierakowice, Silesian Voivodeship.
| Sierakowice | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Total Type: | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pomeranian |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kartuzy |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sierakowice |
| Coordinates: | 54.3461°N 17.8917°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Population Total: | 7068 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Note: | (2007) |
Sierakowice is a village in Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Kashubia in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Sierakowice.[2] It lies approximately 21km (13miles) west of Kartuzy and 490NaN0 west of the regional capital Gdańsk. Kashubian is here in official use, as a regional language or an auxiliary language.[3] This means that in principle, it is possible to address gmina's administration in Kashubian and receive an answer in the same language. In Sierakowice, roads direction signage is bilingual Polish/Kashubian.Kashubian vetch (Vicia cassubica) is native to the village. Kashubian vetch means vetch of Kashubia, the home of Kashubs.
For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.