Karsin

{{see also|Karsin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Karsin

| settlement_type = Village

| total_type =  

| image_skyline = Karsin kościół MB Różańcowej2 02.07.10 p.jpg

| image_caption = Our Lady of the Rosary church

| image_flag =

| image_shield =

| image_map =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{POL}}

| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship

| subdivision_name1 = Pomeranian

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Kościerzyna

| subdivision_type3 = Gmina

| subdivision_name3 = Karsin

| coordinates = {{coord|53|54|18|N|17|55|42|E|region:PL|display=title,inline}}

| pushpin_map = Poland

| pushpin_label_position = right

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| registration_plate = GKS

| elevation_m =

| population_total = 2005

| website = www.karsin.pl

}}

Karsin {{IPAc-pl|'|k|a|r|ś|i|n}} is a village in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Karsin.{{TERYT}} It lies approximately {{convert|24|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south of Kościerzyna and {{convert|69|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

Karsin was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tuchola County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.{{cite book|last1=Biskup|first1=Marian|last2=Tomczak|first2=Andrzej|year=1955|title=Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w.|language=pl|location=Toruń|page=123}}

Notable people

  • Józef Borzyszkowski (born 1946 in Karsin) a Polish historian at Gdańsk University and Kashubian activist

References

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Category:Villages in Kościerzyna County

Category:Kościerzyna County

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