Brzózki, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Brzózki.
For the village of the same German name in Germany, see Althagen.
Brzózki
Village
Brzózki is located in Poland
Brzózki
Brzózki
Coordinates: 53°40′31″N 14°22′54″E / 53.67528°N 14.38167°E / 53.67528; 14.38167
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
CountyPolice
GminaNowe Warpno
Population
160

Brzózki [ˈbʐuski] (German: Althagen)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Warpno, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border.[2] It lies approximately 9 km (6 mi) south-east of Nowe Warpno, 20 km (12 mi) north-west of Police, and 32 km (20 mi) north-west of the regional capital Szczecin.

History

The suffix -hagen of the historic village name is typical for settlements founded by Germans during Medieval Ostsiedlung.[3]

References

  1. ^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
  2. ^ "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).
  3. ^ Adolf Bach (1954). Die deutschen Ortsnamen. Deutsche Namenkunde. Vol. II, 2. Heidelberg. p. 204.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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