Karsin

See also: Karsin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Karsin

Village

Our Lady of the Rosary church

Karsin

Coordinates: 53°54′18″N 17°55′42″E﻿ / ﻿53.90500°N 17.92833°E﻿ / 53.90500; 17.92833
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Pomeranian
County| Kościerzyna
Gmina| Karsin
Population

| 2,005
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration| GKS
Website| www.karsin.pl

Karsin [ˈkarɕin] is a village in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Karsin.[1] It lies approximately 24 km (15 mi) south of Kościerzyna and 69 km (43 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

Karsin was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tuchola County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]

## Notable people

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* Józef Borzyszkowski (born 1946 in Karsin) a Polish historian at Gdańsk University and Kashubian activist

## References

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1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
2. ^ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 123.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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Gmina Karsin

Seat|

* Karsin

Other villages|

* Abisynia
* Bąk
* Białe Błoto
* Borsk
* Cisewie
* Dąbrowa
* Dębowiec
* Górki
* Jasnochówka
* Joniny Małe
* Joniny Wielkie
* Kliczkowy
* Knieja
* Lipa
* Malary
* Miedzno
* Mniszek
* Osowo
* Piątkowo
* Podrąbiona
* Popia Góra
* Przydół
* Przytarnia
* Robaczkowo
* Rogalewo
* Wdzydze Tucholskie
* Wiele
* Zabrody
* Zamość
* Żebrowo

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* VIAF

National|

* Germany

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