Prakwice
Encyclopedia
Prakwice p is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Dzierzgoń
, within Sztum County
, Pomeranian Voivodeship
, in northern Poland.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany
. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the administrative district of Gmina Dzierzgoń
Gmina Dzierzgon
Gmina Dzierzgoń is an urban-rural gmina in Sztum County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Dzierzgoń, which lies approximately east of Sztum and south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk....
, within Sztum County
Sztum County
Sztum County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. Its administrative seat and largest town is Sztum, which lies south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk. The only other town in the county is Dzierzgoń, lying east of Sztum.The...
, 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.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. For 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...
.