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Szymbark, Pomeranian Voivodeship

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For other places with the same name, see Szymbark. Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Szymbark Szimbark (Kashubian)
Village
Szymbark is located in PolandSzymbarkSzymbark
Coordinates: 54°13′8″N 18°6′8″E / 54.21889°N 18.10222°E / 54.21889; 18.10222
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyKartuzy
GminaStężyca
Population541
A traditional wooden Kashubian home
Kashubian Griffin in Canada

Szymbark (Polish: [ˈʂɨmbark]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stężyca, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) east of Stężyca, 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Kartuzy, and 39 km (24 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

The town has an open-air museum featuring traditional Kashubian wooden houses, an upside-down house, and the longest wooden plank in the world (measuring 38.83 meters).

For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

Open-air museum in Szymbark

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. "Skansen w Szymbarku". Na Kaszuby PL. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
Gmina Stężyca
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