Starowice, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Encyclopedia
Starowice s is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo
, within Szczecinek County
, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
, in north-western Poland.
Before 1772
the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1945 Prussia and Germany. For more on its history, see Drahim County
and History of Pomerania
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo
Gmina Borne Sulinowo
Gmina Borne Sulinowo is an urban-rural gmina in Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland...
, within Szczecinek County
Szczecinek County
Szczecinek County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Szczecinek,...
, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...
, in north-western Poland.
Before 1772
First Partition of Poland
The First Partition of Poland or First Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in 1772 as the first of three partitions that ended the existence of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by 1795. Growth in the Russian Empire's power, threatening the Kingdom of Prussia and the...
the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1945 Prussia and Germany. For more on its history, see Drahim County
Draheim
Draheim or Drahim was a starostwo of the Kingdom of Poland from the 15th century. Pawned to Brandenburg-Prussia in 1657, it was directly incorporated into the Kingdom of Prussia in 1772.-History:...
and History of Pomerania
History of Pomerania
The history of Pomerania dates back more than 10,000 years. Settlement in the area started by the end of the Vistula Glacial Stage, about 13,000 years ago. Archeological traces have been found of various cultures during the Stone and Bronze Age, of Veneti and Germanic peoples during the Iron Age...
.