Dębostrów

Dębostrów
Village

Dębostrów
Dębostrów
Coordinates: 53°36′17″N 14°31′17″E / 53.60472°N 14.52139°E / 53.60472; 14.52139
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Police
Gmina Police
Population 170

Dębostrów [dɛmˈbɔstruf] (German: Damuster) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Police and 22 km (14 mi) north of the regional capital Szczecin.

History

Dębostrów, Christian cross

The settlement was first mentioned in 1784 as "Damuster". Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. 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 with Poles.Damuster was than renamed to the Polish Dębostrów.

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

Monuments

Demography

Tourism

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 1 June 2008.


Coordinates: 53°36′17″N 14°31′17″E / 53.60472°N 14.52139°E / 53.60472; 14.52139


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