Ostrowice

Ostrowice
Village
Ostrowice
Coordinates: 53°38′17″N 15°58′26″E / 53.63806°N 15.97389°E / 53.63806; 15.97389
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Drawsko
Gmina Ostrowice
Population 540

Ostrowice [ɔstrɔˈvit͡sɛ] (formerly German Wusterwitz) is a village in Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Ostrowice.[1] It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-east of Drawsko Pomorskie and 96 km (60 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.

The village has a population of 540.

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Coordinates: 53°38′17″N 15°58′26″E / 53.63806°N 15.97389°E / 53.63806; 15.97389

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