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# Kartuzy

A settlement in Poland.

## English name

**Kartuzy** — The official Polish Latin-script name, retained in English with its Polish spelling; no romanization is needed.

Other forms in use:

- **Karthaus** — Historical German name used in English writing about Pomerania.
- **Kartùzë** — Kashubian local name, quoted in English regional descriptions.
- **Kartëzë** — Another Kashubian spelling listed in the English reference entry.
- **Kartuzé** — Kashubian variant listed in the English reference entry.
- **Kartuzë** — Kashubian spelling printed in the French reference entry.

## French name

**Kartuzy** — Same form as in English; retained in the French reference entry checked.

Other forms in use:

- **Karthaus** — German name identified in the French reference entry; mainly historical in French.
- **Kartuzë** — Kashubian name quoted in the French entry; not a distinct French exonym.

## About

Kartuzy is a town west of Gdańsk in the lake country of Kashubia. Its name and its best-known historic church recall the Carthusian monastery around which the settlement developed.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q640355](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q640355) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/poland/kartuzy/?format=json)


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