Charnowo, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Charnowo
Village
Charnowo is located in Poland
Charnowo
Charnowo
Coordinates: 54°32′51″N 16°55′27″E / 54.54750°N 16.92417°E / 54.54750; 16.92417
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountySłupsk
GminaUstka
Population
280

Charnowo [xarˈnɔvɔ] (German: Arnshagen)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ustka, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 7 km (4 mi) south-east of Ustka, 12 km (7 mi) north-west of Słupsk, and 113 km (70 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

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. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

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)