Kopalino ()
[''Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße'' by M. Kaemmerer] is a
village in the administrative district of
Gmina Choczewo
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Gmina Choczewo ( csb, Chòczewò, german: Chottschow) is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Choczewo, which lies approximately north-west ...
, within
Wejherowo County,
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship, Pomorskie Region, or Pomerania Province (Polish: ''Województwo pomorskie'' ; ( Kashubian: ''Pòmòrsczé wòjewództwò'' ), is a voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk.
The ...
, in northern Poland.
It lies approximately north-west of
Choczewo
Choczewo (; csb, Chòczewò; formerly german: Chottschow, (1938–45): ''Gotendorf'') is a village in Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Choczewo. It ...
, north-west of
Wejherowo, and north-west of the regional capital
Gdańsk
Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...
. It is located within the ethnocultural region of
Kashubia in the historic region of
Pomerania.
On 22 December 2021,
Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe
Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe sp. z o.o. (abbreviated PEJ) is a developer of nuclear power plants in Poland.https://ppej.pl/en/about-the-company About the Company It is a special purpose vehicle 100% owned by the State Treasury. The company is spe ...
announced the preferred location for Poland's first commercial nuclear power plant at a site called Lubiatowo-Kopalino just west of the village.
[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]
Images of Kopalino
File:Kopalino 03, Ulica Bursztynowa, facing west.JPG, alt=Ulica Bursztynowa, the main street of Kopalino, facing west, Ulica Bursztynowa, the main street of Kopalino, facing west
File:Kopalino 02, Ulica Bursztynowa, the Szlacheckie Gniazdo restaurant and hotel.JPG, alt=The Szlacheckie Gniazdo restaurant and hotel on Ulica Bursztynowa, The Szlacheckie Gniazdo restaurant and hotel on Ulica Bursztynowa
File:Gmina Choczewo, Poland - panoramio (4).jpg, Kopalińskie Lake
References
Kopalino
Populated coastal places in Poland
Seaside resorts in Poland
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