Nicponia

Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
53°49′25″N 18°49′7″E / 53.82361°N 18.81861°E / 53.82361; 18.81861Country PolandVoivodeshipPomeranianCountyTczewGminaGniewPopulation
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Nicponia [nit͡sˈpɔɲa] (formerly German: Nichtsfelde[1]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gniew, within Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south-west of Gniew, 32 km (20 mi) south of Tczew, and 62 km (39 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kociewie.

The village shop

History

Founded in the eighteenth century, the first recorded mention of Nicponia appears in written sources around 1790, which refer to the village as Nitzponie.[3]

The village has been regarded as unusual in bucking the national trend for youth emigration from Poland since EU accession. [4]

Information board detailing the history of the village

Transport

A now defunct industrial narrow gauge railway once serviced the village.[5] National road 91 currently runs through Nicponia.

Notable people

  • Karol Durski-Trzaska was a resident of the village.[6]

References

  1. ^ Schultz, Werner (1972). 675 Jahre Stadt Mewe an der Weichsel, 1297 - 1972 (in German). Paul Zimnoch & Söhne. p. 14.
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  3. ^ "Nicponia". gniew.pl. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  4. ^ Paszkowska, Krystyna (4 July 2003). "Nicponia - Ni wieś, ni miasto". tczew.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Nicponia". gniew.pl. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Nicponia". gniew.pl. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
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