Świecino
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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox settlement Świecino (Template:IPA) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Template:TERYT It lies approximately Template:Convert south of Krokowa, Template:Convert west of Puck, and Template:Convert north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.
Świecino is famous for a battle fought in 1462 between the Polish forces and the Teutonic Knights. See Battle of Świecino. An event reconstructing the battle proceedings was last held on the village grounds on 2 August 2025. The event is annual and runs for a couple of years.
For more details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.