Stegna

For other places with the same name, see Stegna (disambiguation).
Stegna
Village
Stegna
Coordinates: 54°19′35″N 19°6′44″E / 54.32639°N 19.11222°E / 54.32639; 19.11222
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Nowy Dwór Gdański
Gmina Stegna
Population 4,000

Stegna [ˈstɛɡna] (German Steegen) is a village in Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stegna.[1] It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Nowy Dwór Gdański and 32 km (20 mi) east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1793 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1919 Prussia and Germany, 1920-1939 Free City of Danzig, 1939 - February 1945 Nazi Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 4,000.

Notable residents

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Coordinates: 54°19′35″N 19°6′44″E / 54.32639°N 19.11222°E / 54.32639; 19.11222

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