Rakowiec, Kwidzyn County

For other places with the same name, see Rakowiec.
Rakowiec
Village
Rakowiec
Coordinates: 53°43′39″N 19°1′18″E / 53.72750°N 19.02167°E / 53.72750; 19.02167
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Kwidzyn
Gmina Gmina Kwidzyn
Elevation 89 m (292 ft)
Population 1,328

Rakowiec [raˈkɔvjɛt͡s] (German: Groß Krebs) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kwidzyn, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Kwidzyn and 76 km (47 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 1,328.

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Coordinates: 53°43′39″N 19°1′18″E / 53.72750°N 19.02167°E / 53.72750; 19.02167

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