Kopalino

Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
54°47′22″N 17°51′4″E / 54.78944°N 17.85111°E / 54.78944; 17.85111Country PolandVoivodeshipPomeranianCountyWejherowoGminaChoczewoPopulation
154Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationGWE

Kopalino [kɔpaˈlinɔ] (German: Koppalin)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Choczewo, within Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Choczewo, 34 km (21 mi) north-west of Wejherowo, and 69 km (43 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania.

On 22 December 2021, Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe announced the preferred location for Poland's first commercial nuclear power plant at a site called Lubiatowo-Kopalino just west of the village.[3]

Images of Kopalino

  • Ulica Bursztynowa, the main street of Kopalino, facing west
    Ulica Bursztynowa, the main street of Kopalino, facing west
  • The Szlacheckie Gniazdo restaurant and hotel on Ulica Bursztynowa
    The Szlacheckie Gniazdo restaurant and hotel on Ulica Bursztynowa
  • Kopalińskie Lake
    Kopalińskie Lake

References

  1. ^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  3. ^ https://ppej.pl/en/news/preferred-site-of-the-first-polish-nuclear-power-plant-indicated-by-investor "Preferred site of the first Polish nuclear power plant indicated by investor"; December 22, 2021
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