Kartuzy
| Kartuzy, Kartuzë | |||
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Kartuzy from a bird's-eye view
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 Kartuzy
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| Coordinates: 54°20′N 18°12′E / 54.333°N 18.200°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Pomeranian | ||
| County | Kartuzy County | ||
| Gmina | Gmina Kartuzy | ||
| Established | 1391 | ||
| Town rights | 1923 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Mieczysław Gołuński | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 6.23 km2 (2.41 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 15,263 | ||
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 83-300 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 58 | ||
| Car plates | GKA | ||
| Website | http://www.kartuzy.pl | ||
Kartuzy [karˈtuzɨ] (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Kartuzë; German: Karthaus) is a town in the historic Eastern Pomerania (Pomerelia) region of northwestern Poland. Previously in Gdańsk Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998, Kartuzy since 1999 is the capital of Kartuzy County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999.
Kartuzy is located about 32 kilometres (20 miles) west of Gdańsk and 35 km (22 miles) south-east of the town of Lębork on a plateau at an altitude of approximately 200 metres (656 feet) above sea level in the average. The plateau, which is divided by the Radaune lake, comprises the highest parts of the Baltic Sea Plate. In the west of this lake are the highest points of the headwaters of rivers Leba, Slupia and Bukowina at an altitude of up to 271 metres (889 feet). A hill in the south of the lake is 331 metres (1,086 feet) high.
Kartuzy was established about 1380 as a monastery for Carthusian monks descending from Prague in the Kingdom of Bohemia, after whom it received its name. The charterhouse was vested with large estates by the State of the Teutonic Order. According to the Second Peace of Thorn the area passed to the Polish Crown and it became part of Royal Prussia in 1466.
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