Ostrowo, Puck County
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Coordinates: 54°49′31″N 18°14′42″E / 54.82528°N 18.24500°ECoordinates: 54°49′31″N 18°14′42″E / 54.82528°N 18.24500°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
County | Puck |
Gmina | Władysławowo |
Population | 605 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | GPU |
Ostrowo (Kashubian: Òstrowò, German: Ostrau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Władysławowo, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 1 km (1 mi) south of the Baltic Sea, 11 km (7 mi) west of Władysławowo, 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Puck, and 60 km (37 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania. Prior to January 1, 2015 it was a part of the town Władysławowo.[1]
The village has a population of 605.
History[]
Ostrowo was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Puck County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2] In 1552 King Sigismund II Augustus renewed the old lost privilege of the village, which was later confirmed by Kings Władysław IV Vasa, John II Casimir Vasa and John III Sobieski.[3]
References[]
- ^ Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 29 lipca 2014 r. w sprawie połączenia gmin, ustalenia granic niektórych gmin i miast, nadania niektórym miejscowościom statusu miasta oraz zmiany siedziby władz gminy, Dz. U. z 2014 r. poz. 1023 (2014-07-29)
- ^ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 100.
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1886. p. 727.
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