Wieszyno

Wieszyno
Village
Wieszyno
Coordinates: 54°27′26″N 17°7′50″E / 54.45722°N 17.13056°E / 54.45722; 17.13056
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Słupsk County
Gmina Gmina Słupsk
Population 270

Wieszyno [vjɛˈʂɨnɔ] (German Vessin) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Słupsk, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Słupsk and 98 km (61 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. After World War II the area was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union.

The village has a population of 270.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 54°27′26″N 17°7′50″E / 54.45722°N 17.13056°E / 54.45722; 17.13056

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