Wrzosy, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Encyclopedia
Wrzosy ' is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Tuczno
, within Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Tuczno
, 21 km (13 mi) west of Wałcz, and 107 km (66 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 170.
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 Tuczno
Gmina Tuczno
Gmina Tuczno is an urban-rural gmina in Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Tuczno, which lies approximately south-west of Wałcz and east of the regional capital Szczecin....
, within Wałcz County, 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. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Tuczno
Tuczno
Tuczno is a town in Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland, with 2,014 inhabitants .It is the home of the restored Tuczno Castle, which is a popular place for conferences....
, 21 km (13 mi) west of Wałcz, and 107 km (66 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin
Szczecin
Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. For the history of the region, see 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...
.
The village has a population of 170.