Żukowo
Żukowo | |
|---|---|
Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church | |
| Coordinates: 54°20′45″N 18°21′38″E / 54.34583°N 18.36056°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Kartuzy |
| Gmina | Żukowo |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.73 km2 (1.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 6,688 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GKA |
| Primary airport | Gdańsk Airport |
| Website | http://www.zukowo.pl |
Żukowo [ʐuˈkɔvɔ] (Kashubian: Żukòwò, German: Zuckau, Latin: Sucovia) is a town in Kartuzy County, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of northern Poland in the cultural region of Kashubia, with 6,236 inhabitants (2005). It is located along the Radunia river in the historic Pomerelia, about 19 km (12 mi) southwest of Gdańsk.
It is one of the youngest towns in Poland, having received its city charter in 1989, and a cultural centre of the Kashubs.