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
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