Płaczewo [pwaˈt͡ʂɛvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gniewino, within Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Gniewino, 19 km (12 mi) north-west of Wejherowo, and 54 km (34 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.