Lichnowy, Malbork County
| Lichnowy | |
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| Village | |
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Church of Saint Ursula in Lichnowy | |
  Lichnowy | |
| Coordinates: 54°6′53″N 18°54′47″E / 54.11472°N 18.91306°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Malbork |
| Gmina | Lichnowy |
| Population | 973 |
| Website | http://www.lichnowy.pl/ |
Lichnowy [lixˈnɔvɨ] (German Groß Lichtenau) is a village in Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Lichnowy.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Malbork and 34 km (21 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.
Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1919 Prussia and Germany, 1920-1939 Free City of Danzig, 1939 - February 1945 Nazi Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
The village has a population of 973.
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Coordinates: 54°6′53″N 18°54′47″E / 54.11472°N 18.91306°E