Kuźnica, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kuźnica (Kashubian: Kùsfeld; German: Kußfeld) is a settlement in northern Poland, a popular Polish sea side resort. Located between Chałupy and Jastarnia on the Hel Peninsula on the southern Baltic Sea in Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Kuźnica | |
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Village | |
 Beach in Kuźnica | |
  Kuźnica  Kuźnica | |
| Coordinates: 54°44′N 18°34′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Puck |
| Gmina | Gmina Jastarnia |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GPU |
Inhabited predominantly by Kashubians. Fishery and tourism are main occupations of inhabitants.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1570.[1] Kuźnica was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Puck County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2] In 1635, in the face of a Polish–Swedish War, Polish King Władysław IV Vasa ordered the construction of the Kazimierzowo sea fort. During the Swedish invasion of Poland (Deluge) in 1655 the Poles withdrew to Puck, and Kazimierzowo was taken over by the Swedes.[1] After the war Kuźnica developed as a fishing village.[1]
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), several Poles from Hel were enslaved as forced labour to serve new German colonists in Kuźnica.[3]
See also
References
- "Historia Kuźnicy". Kuznica.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 100.
- Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 54. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.
External links
- Official website (in Polish)
