Tczew | |
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Coordinates: 54°5′15″N 18°47′50″E / 54.08750°N 18.79722°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
County | Tczew |
Gmina | Tczew (urban municipality) |
Established | 12th century |
City rights | 1260 |
Government | |
• City mayor | Łukasz Brządkowski |
Area | |
• Total | 22.26 km2 (8.59 sq mi) |
Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
Population (31 December 2021) | |
• Total | 59,111 (73rd) [1] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 83-110 |
Area code | +48 58 |
Car plates | GTC |
Website | https://tczew.pl |
Tczew ([tt͡ʂɛf] , Kashubian: Dërszewò; formerly German: ) is a city on the Vistula River in Eastern Pomerania, Kociewie, northern Poland with 59,111 inhabitants (December 2021).[1] The city is known for its Old Town and the Vistula Bridge, or Bridge of Tczew, which played a key role in the Invasion of Poland during World War II.
It is the capital of Tczew County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship and the largest town of the ethnocultural region of Kociewie.