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# Kościerzyna

A settlement in Poland.

## English name

**Kościerzyna** — Current Polish Latin-script name, retained in English with its native spelling.

Other forms in use:

- **Berent** — Historical German name used in English historical writing and archival searches; not the present official name.
- **Kòscérzëna** — Kashubian local name, used in English discussions of Kashubian culture and language.
- **Koscierzyna** — Plain-text form without native diacritics, useful in English indexes and searches; not a separate exonym.

## French name

**Kościerzyna** — Same as in English; retain the native Latin spelling in French. No separate established French exonym is selected.

Other forms in use:

- **Berent** — Historical German name used when identifying the town in French accounts of West Prussia.
- **Kòscérzëna** — Kashubian-language form relevant to French discussions of the region.
- **Koscierzyna** — Unaccented search form in French plain text; retain the native diacritics in edited French.

## About

Kościerzyna is a town in the Kashubian lake district of Pomeranian Voivodeship. Its railway museum and regional collections reflect the area’s transport and Kashubian heritage.

## Notes

Kashubian is a living regional language, not a former administrative regime. Input label 'Косьцежина' is Ukrainian or indirect; local\_name gives the native spelling.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q935784](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q935784) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/poland/koscierzyna/?format=json)


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