Nicponia
Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 is located within the ethnocultural region of Kociewie in the historic region of Pomerania.
Nicponia | |
|---|---|
Village | |
A traditional timber–framed Kociewian house in Nicponia | |
  Nicponia | |
| Coordinates: 53°49′25″N 18°49′7″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Tczew |
| Gmina | Gniew |
| Founded | 18th century |
| Population | |
• Total | 742 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GTC |
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]
Transport
A now defunct industrial narrow gauge railway once serviced the village.[3] National road 91 currently runs through Nicponia.
Notable people
- Karol Durski-Trzaska (1849–1935), Polish officer, resided in Nicponia from 1922.[3]
Gallery
The village shop operated by ABC
Information board detailing the history of the village
