Skowronek, Pomeranian Voivodeship
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Skowronek s is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Lubichowo
, within Starogard County
, Pomeranian Voivodeship
, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Lubichowo
, 19 km (12 mi) south-west of Starogard Gdański
, and 61 km (38 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk
. The name means "lark
" in Polish.
For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania
.
Gmina Lubichowo
Gmina Lubichowo is a rural gmina in Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Lubichowo, which lies approximately south-west of Starogard Gdański and south of the regional capital Gdańsk.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
, within Starogard County
Starogard County
Starogard County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Starogard Gdański, which...
, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship, or Pomerania Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in north-central Poland. It comprises most of Pomerelia , as well as an area east of the Vistula River...
, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Lubichowo
Lubichowo
Lubichowo is a village in Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Lubichowo...
, 19 km (12 mi) south-west of Starogard Gdański
Starogard Gdanski
Starogard Gdański is a town in Eastern Pomerania in northwestern Poland with 48,328 inhabitants...
, and 61 km (38 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
. The name means "lark
Lark
Larks are passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. All species occur in the Old World, and in northern and eastern Australia; only one, the Shore Lark, has spread to North America, where it is called the Horned Lark...
" in Polish.
For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania
History of Pomerania
The history of Pomerania dates back more than 10,000 years. Settlement in the area started by the end of the Vistula Glacial Stage, about 13,000 years ago. Archeological traces have been found of various cultures during the Stone and Bronze Age, of Veneti and Germanic peoples during the Iron Age...
.