Osówek, Starogard County

For other places with the same name, see Osówek.

Osówek
Village
Osówek
Coordinates: 53°46′48″N 18°8′23″E / 53.78000°N 18.13972°E / 53.78000; 18.13972
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Starogard
Gmina	Osieczna
Population	410
Postal code	83-243
Area code(s)	(+48) 58
Vehicle registration	GST

Osówek [ɔˈsuvɛk] (German Ossoweg) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osieczna, within Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Osieczna, 34 km (21 mi) south-west of Starogard Gdański, and 73 km (45 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

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

The village has a population of 410.

People born in Osówek

Bolesław Piechowski (1885-1943) Roman Catholic priest, kashubian activist, murdered by the German-Nazis in Hartheim.
Franciszek Ossowicki (1912-1944) murdered by the German-Nazis in Stutthof.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Osieczna

Seat	Osieczna

Other villages	Bałkany Cisiny Długie Duże Krówno Jastrzębie Jeże Klaniny Leśny Dwór Małe Krówno Nowy Dwór Osówek Owcze Błota Parcele Pólka Starzyska Szlachta Wiązak Zdrójno Zimne Zdroje

Coordinates: 53°46′48″N 18°8′23″E / 53.78000°N 18.13972°E / 53.78000; 18.13972

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