Jeziorka, Słupsk County

Jeziorka
Village
Jeziorka
Coordinates: 54°31′50″N 17°24′51″E / 54.53056°N 17.41417°E / 54.53056; 17.41417
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountySłupsk
GminaDamnica
Population
40

Jeziorka [jɛˈʑɔrka] (German: Gesorke)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Damnica, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 10 km (6 mi) east of Damnica, 26 km (16 mi) east of Słupsk, and 81 km (50 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

In 1938, the Kashubian place name was Germanized to "Kleinwasser" during the renaming of East Prussian placenames, a policy initiated by Nazi Germany.

References

  1. ^ M. Kaemmerer (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
  2. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)