Ostrowąsy, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Ostrowąsy
Village
Ostrowąsy
Coordinates: 53°47′N 16°22′E / 53.783°N 16.367°E / 53.783; 16.367
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Szczecinek
Gmina Barwice

Ostrowąsy [ɔstrɔˈvɔ̃sɨ] (German: Wusterhanse)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[2] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Barwice, 23 km (14 mi) west of Szczecinek, and 125 km (78 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

References

  1. ↑ Kaemmerer, Margarete (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
  2. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 53°47′00″N 16°22′00″E / 53.7833°N 16.3667°E / 53.7833; 16.3667


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