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Kościerzyna

Located in Kościerzyna, Kościerzyna County Coordinates: 54°07′20″ N 17°58′52″ E

Kościerzyna
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Population
23,327
23.3K
Elevation
162 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Warsaw · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GDN Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport43 km
BZG Ignacy Jan Paderewski Bydgoszcz Airport114 km

About Kościerzyna

Kościerzyna is a town. Location: Kościerzyna, Kościerzyna County. Population: 23,327. Elevation: 162 m.

From Wikipedia

Kościerzyna (Polish: [kɔɕt͡ɕɛˈʐɨna] ; Kashubian: Kòscérzëna; former German: Berent [ˈbɛʁɛnt] ) is a town in Kashubia in Gdańsk Pomerania region, northern Poland, with 23,327 inhabitants as of June 2023. It has been the capital of Kościerzyna County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999; previously it was in Gdańsk Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
15.8 km²
Official website
koscierzyna.gda.pl

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Kościerzyna

From Wikivoyage

Koscierzyna is a city in Kashubia, in Poland.

Get in+

By bus:

Bus communication is the most convenient way of traveling in this region. Koscierzyna has connections to most of the cities in the region including the biggest ones: Gdansk, Gdynia, Slupsk, Chojnice. These routes are operated by PKS Gdańsk.

Getting to Koscierzyna by bus from different cities:

Gdansk - 1 hour 20 min.

Gdynia - 1 hour 50 min.

Slupsk - 2 hours.

By train:

Getting to Koscierzyna by train is possible direct from Gdynia, Gdańsk and Chojnice with local trains operated by Polregio.

Getting to Koscierzyna by train from different cities:

Gdynia - 1 hour 20 min.

Chojnice - 1 hour 30 min.

By plane:

The closest airport to Koscierzyna is Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport. From the airport's train station Rebiechowo there go regional trains to Koscierzyna, they do not go very often though, so in most cases it's easier and faster to get to Gdansk and take a bus.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Climate of Kościerzyna

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 1° · Rain 55 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
July (78 mm)
Driest month
February (30 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Kościerzyna
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°5°11°17°19°21°21°16°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-1°2°6°10°12°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)393036365268786665575549

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kościerzyna

The nearest airport is Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN), 43 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klaipėda, 269 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN) Gdańsk 43 kmnortheast
  • Ignacy Jan Paderewski Bydgoszcz Airport (BZG) Bydgoszcz 114 kmsouth
  • Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) Kaliningrad 190 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 269 kmnortheast
  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 353 kmsouthwest
  • Malmö Population: 362.1K 360 kmnorthwest
  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 380 kmsouthwest
  • Rostock Population: 198.3K 382 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Kościerzyna

Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 34 natural sites, 1 lake, river or coast.

0–25 km14 places

  • Wlk. Klincz 178 Mountain 7 kmSE
  • Sobotka Mountain 21 kmNE
  • Bukowa Gora Mountain 17 kmNE
  • Gesia Gora Mountain 13 kmNE

25–60 km40 places

  • Wzgorza nad Szczodrowem S Mountain 26 kmE
  • Pucka Góra Mountain 51 kmN
  • Dąbrowa Góra Mountain 48 kmN
  • Jelenia Góra Mountain 47 kmN

60–100 km23 places

  • Gruppe bei Graudenz Concentration Camp Historic site 81 kmSE
  • Jastrzębia Góra Mountain 83 kmN
  • Kolkau Concentration Camp Historic site 66 kmN
  • Putzig Concentration Camp Historic site 72 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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