Chrząstowo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Chrząstowo (disambiguation).
Chrząstowo
Village
Chrząstowo
Coordinates: 53°59′33″N 14°50′38″E / 53.99250°N 14.84389°E / 53.99250; 14.84389
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Kamień
Gmina Kamień Pomorski

Chrząstowo [xʂɔ̃sˈtɔvɔ] (German: Granzow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kamień Pomorski, within Kamień County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Kamień Pomorski and 67 km (42 mi) north of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

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Coordinates: 53°59′33″N 14°50′38″E / 53.99250°N 14.84389°E / 53.99250; 14.84389


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