Gnojewo, Pomeranian Voivodeship
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Coordinates: 54°3′11″N 18°54′44″E / 54.05306°N 18.91222°E | |
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Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
County | Malbork |
Gmina | Miłoradz |
Population | 240 |
Gnojewo [ɡnɔˈjɛvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miłoradz, within Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Miłoradz, 9 km (6 mi) west of Malbork, and 40 km (25 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.
![Topographic map of Gnojewo, 1940](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/MapGnoewo-1940-0423.jpg/220px-MapGnoewo-1940-0423.jpg)
Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, in 1772-1919 and 1939-1945 to Prussia and Germany, and in 1920-1939 to Free City of Danzig. In 1945 it returned to Poland. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
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