Żelazo, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Żelazo
Village
Żelazo
Coordinates: 54°38′58″N 17°15′15″E / 54.64944°N 17.25417°E / 54.64944; 17.25417
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Słupsk County
Gmina Smołdzino
Population 312

Żelazo [ʐɛˈlazɔ] (German: Selesen)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Smołdzino, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Smołdzino, 26 km (16 mi) north-east of Słupsk, and 95 km (59 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

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

The village has a population of 312.

References

  1. ↑ M. Kaemmerer (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: 54°38′58″N 17°15′15″E / 54.64944°N 17.25417°E / 54.64944; 17.25417


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