Linia, Pomeranian Voivodeship

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| name = Linia

| settlement_type = Village

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| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship

| subdivision_name1 = Pomeranian

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Wejherowo

| subdivision_type3 = Gmina

| subdivision_name3 = Linia

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Linia {{IPAc-pl|'|l|i|ń|a}} is a village in Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Linia.{{cite web |url=http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa |title=Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) |date=2008-06-01 |language=Polish}} It lies approximately {{convert|27|km|mi|0}} south-west of Wejherowo and {{convert|47|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} west of the regional capital Gdańsk. Kashubian is spoken in the village as a secondary language.Gerald Stone, Slav outposts in Central European history : the Wends, Sorbs and Kashubs, London, UK : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016, pp. 348-9

For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. Every year, the local Communal Cultural Centre organise the Kashubian Embroidery Competition in the village.

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Category:Villages in Wejherowo County

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