Gniazdowo, Koszalin County

Gniazdowo
Village
Gniazdowo
Coordinates: 54°11′11″N 16°4′24″E / 54.18639°N 16.07333°E / 54.18639; 16.07333
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Koszalin County
Gmina Biesiekierz

Gniazdowo [ɡɲazˈdɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biesiekierz, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Biesiekierz, 8 km (5 mi) west of Koszalin, and 130 km (81 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the village was part of Germany and known as Plümenhagen. 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.

References

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


Coordinates: 54°11′11″N 16°4′24″E / 54.18639°N 16.07333°E / 54.18639; 16.07333

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