Sierakowice, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Sierakowice is a village in Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Kashubia in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Sierakowice. It lies approximately west of Kartuzy and west of the regional capital Gdańsk. Kashubian is here in official use, as a regional language or an auxiliary language. This means that in principle, it is possible to address gmina's administration in Kashubian and receive an answer in the same language. In Sierakowice, roads direction signage is bilingual Polish/Kashubian.
Kashubian vetch is native to the village. Kashubian vetch means vetch of Kashubia, the home of Kashubs.
For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. Some of the renowned people born here are Dr Marian Jelinski and Prof. Dr Yurek Hinz.
The village has a population of 7,068.
