Żarnowiec
Żarnowiec | |
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Village | |
Gothic Church of the Annunciation in Żarnowiec | |
Żarnowiec | |
| Coordinates: 54°47′14″N 18°5′16″E / 54.78722°N 18.08778°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Puck |
| Gmina | Krokowa |
| Population | |
• Total | 861 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GPU |
Żarnowiec [ʐarˈnɔvʲɛt͡s] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. In 2005 the village had a population of 861.
Żarnowiec was the location for the first Polish nuclear power plant (Żarnowiec Nuclear Power Plant), but construction was stopped in 1990 due to protests of the local population and lack of funds. Recently, the construction plans are being reconsidered.