Bagicz
Bagicz | |
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Settlement | |
  Bagicz | |
| Coordinates: 54°12′1″N 15°42′0″E / 54.20028°N 15.70000°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| County | Kołobrzeg |
| Gmina | Ustronie Morskie |
| Population | 38 |
Bagicz [ˈbaɡit͡ʂ] (German Bodenhagen)[1] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Ustronie Morskie, within Kołobrzeg County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[2] It lies approximately 4 km (2 mi) south-west of Ustronie Morskie, 10 km (6 mi) north-east of Kołobrzeg, and 114 km (71 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
The settlement has a population of 38.
Bagicz has an active airfield, Kołobrzeg-Bagicz Airfield, which has been converted from a Cold War era Soviet airbase, where the ill-fated MiG-23 involved in the 1989 Belgium MiG-23 crash departed from.
History
The suffix -hagen of the historic village name is typical for settlements founded by Germans during Medieval Ostsiedlung.[3] For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
References
- ^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ Adolf Bach (1954). Die deutschen Ortsnamen. Deutsche Namenkunde. Vol. II, 2. Heidelberg. p. 204.
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