Siemirowice
Village
Siemirowice is located in Poland
Siemirowice
Siemirowice
Coordinates: 54°24′N 17°45′E / 54.400°N 17.750°E / 54.400; 17.750
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyLębork
GminaCewice
Population
1,909
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGLE
Websitehttp://www.siemirowice.pl

Siemirowice [ɕɛmirɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Schimmerwitz)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cewice, within Lębork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Cewice, 17 km (11 mi) south of Lębork, and 58 km (36 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located in the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania.

The 44th Naval Air Base of the Polish Navy is based in Siemirowice.[3]

Sights

In a forest near Siemirowice there is a barrow cemetery.[4]

Education

There is a small school in Siemirowice. Students aged 6 to 12 years attend it. They learn three additional languages - Kashubian, English and German.[5]

Notable people

References

  1. Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
  2. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  3. http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=14414
  4. "Enthusiasm at School: Our Schools".


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