Leźno
Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
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Leźno [ˈlɛʑnɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żukowo, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
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Leźno | |
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Village | |
Palace in Leźno | |
  Leźno Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 54°20′51″N 18°25′58″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Kartuzy |
| Gmina | Żukowo |
| Population | 1,354 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Leźno was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Gdańsk County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]
During the German occupation (World War II), Leźno was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[3]
Notable people
- Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski (1822 – 1896) a German violinist, conductor, and musicologist.
