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Wdzydze Kiszewskie

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Country
  
Poland

Gmina
  
Gmina Kościerzyna

Elevation
  
140 m

Voivodeship
  
Pomeranian Voivodeship

County
  
Kościerzyna

Population
  
188

Local time
  
Saturday 9:52 PM

Wdzydze Kiszewskie photoswikimapiaorgp0004997341bigjpg

Weather
  
8°C, Wind W at 13 km/h, 85% Humidity

Wdzydze kiszewskie muzeum kaszubski park etnograficzny ethographic park


Wdzydze Kiszewskie [ˈvd͡zɨd͡zɛ kiˈʂɛfskʲɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kościerzyna, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Kościerzyna and 61 km (38 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

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Map of Wdzydze Kiszewskie, Poland

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

The village has a population of 188.

Kashubian Ethnographic Park

Wdzydze Kiszewskie is famous for its open-air museum, which is the oldest one in Poland. Kaszubski Park Etnograficzny is based on an old village of Kashubian fishermen. It was founded in 1906 by Theodora und Isidor Gulgowski. Nowadays, already over centennial Museum stretches upon 22 ha of area located at the bank of the Gołuń lake built up with objects of regional architecture. Cottages, manors, a school, smithy, windmills, churches, farm buildings and craftsmen’s workshops – 49 objects. The museum shows the traditional culture of the Kashubians in several wooden houses.

References

Wdzydze Kiszewskie Wikipedia