Demlin

Demlin
Village
Demlin
Coordinates: 54°5′16″N 18°30′53″E / 54.08778°N 18.51472°E / 54.08778; 18.51472
Country Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Starogard
Gmina Skarszewy
Population 514

Demlin [ˈdɛmlin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skarszewy, within Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Skarszewy, 14 km (9 mi) north of Starogard Gdański, and 32 km (20 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk.

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

The village has a population of 514.

Laijser Aijchenrand (one of the most important Jidisch poets) was born in Demlin in 1911 and died in 1985 in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland.

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Coordinates: 54°5′16″N 18°30′53″E / 54.08778°N 18.51472°E / 54.08778; 18.51472

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