Żukczyn

Żukczyn
Village
Żukczyn
Coordinates: 54°12′46″N 18°36′20″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Gdańsk
Gmina	Pruszcz Gdański
Population	315
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	GDA
Highways

Żukczyn [ˈʐukt͡ʂɨn] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pruszcz Gdański, within Gdańsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Pruszcz Gdański and 18 km (11 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

History

The settlement dates back to prehistoric times and there are three archaeological sites (two settlements and a cemetery) from the Iron Age in Żukczyn.^[2]

It was the site of an early medieval settlement, which is also an archaeological site.^[2] It became part of the emerging Polish state under Poland's first historic ruler Mieszko I in the 10th century.

Żukczyn was a private church village of the monastery in Oliwa, administratively located in the Tczew County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of the Polish Crown.^[3]

Transport

The Polish A1 motorway runs through the village.

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. "Wieś Żukczyn (pomorskie) w liczbach". Polska w liczbach (in Polish). Retrieved 9 September 2021.
3. Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 121.