Gęstowice

Gęstowice
Village
Gęstowice
Coordinates: 52°9′N 14°54′E / 52.150°N 14.900°E / 52.150; 14.900
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
County Krosno Odrzańskie
Gmina Maszewo
Church

Gęstowice [ɡɛ̃stɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Tammendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Maszewo, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Maszewo, 19 km (12 mi) north-west of Krosno Odrzańskie, 48 km (30 mi) north-west of Zielona Góra, and 69 km (43 mi) south of Gorzów Wielkopolski.

Before 1945, the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

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Coordinates: 52°09′00″N 14°54′00″E / 52.1500°N 14.9000°E / 52.1500; 14.9000


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