Gniew

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Gniew is a historic town in northern Poland, known for its medieval Teutonic castle and its role in early modern military conflicts.

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Gniew canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
battleOccurredIn Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629) NERFINISHED
Polish–Swedish conflicts NERFINISHED
castleBuiltBy Teutonic Order NERFINISHED
castleConstructionCentury 13th century
castleStyle Brick Gothic NERFINISHED
country Poland
economySector agriculture
small industry
tourism
grantedTownRightsIn 13th century
hasCulturalEvent historical battle reenactments at Gniew Castle
medieval festivals
hasLandmark Gniew Castle NERFINISHED
Gothic parish church of Saint Nicholas NERFINISHED
historic market square
town hall
hasPopulation approximately 6,000 inhabitants
heritageStatus protected historic urban layout
historicalEvent Battle of Mewe (Gniew) 1626 NERFINISHED
historicalLanguage German
historicalName Mewe NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Pomerania NERFINISHED
isSeatOf Gmina Gniew NERFINISHED
knownFor early modern military history
historical reenactments
medieval Teutonic castle
well‑preserved old town
languageUsed Polish NERFINISHED
locatedIn Pomeranian Voivodeship NERFINISHED
northern Poland NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeUnit Tczew County NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Vistula River NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Gdańsk NERFINISHED
Tczew NERFINISHED
partOf German Empire NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED
People's Republic of Poland NERFINISHED
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
Royal Prussia NERFINISHED
Second Polish Republic NERFINISHED
State of the Teutonic Order NERFINISHED
Third Polish Republic NERFINISHED
transportConnection regional roads to Starogard Gdański
regional roads to Tczew
wasContestedBy Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
Sweden NERFINISHED

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