Silno
Village
Church of the Immaculate Heart of the Virgin Mary
Church of the Immaculate Heart of the Virgin Mary
Silno is located in Poland
Silno
Silno
Coordinates: 53°38′48″N 17°42′16″E / 53.64667°N 17.70444°E / 53.64667; 17.70444
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyChojnice
GminaChojnice
Population
 • Total1,055
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGCH

Silno [ˈɕilnɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojnice, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Chojnice and 101 km (63 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

Silno was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tuchola County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 124.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)