Åšwieszewo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Åšwieszewo.
Åšwieszewo
Village
Åšwieszewo
Coordinates: 53°52′8″N 15°4′36″E / 53.86889°N 15.07667°E / 53.86889; 15.07667
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Gryfice
Gmina Gryfice

Åšwieszewo [É•fjɛˈʂɛvÉ”] (German: Schwessow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfice, within Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Gryfice and 60 km (37 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.[2]

History

Roman Catholic Church of Black Madonna of Częstochowa in Świeszewo

Before 1945 the area was part of the German Province of Pomerania. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ↑ Gmina Gryfice (2014), Świeszewo. Source: Gryfice. Dzieje Miasta, praca zbiorowa pod redakcją Tadeusza Białeckiego, wyd. Urząd Miasta Gryfice, Uniwersytet Szczeciński, Oficyna Wydawnicza Archiwum Państwowego w Szczecinie „Dokument”; Szczecin 2013.


Coordinates: 53°52′8″N 15°4′36″E / 53.86889°N 15.07667°E / 53.86889; 15.07667


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