Ostaszewo, Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Ostaszewo (disambiguation).
Ostaszewo
Village

Main road in Ostaszewo
Ostaszewo
Coordinates: 54°13′6″N 18°56′50″E / 54.21833°N 18.94722°E / 54.21833; 18.94722
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Nowy Dwór Gdański
Gmina Ostaszewo
Population 1,017

Ostaszewo [ɔstaˈʂɛvɔ] (German: Schöneberg) is a village in Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Ostaszewo.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Nowy Dwór Gdański and 27 km (17 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1919 Prussia and Germany, 1920-1939 Free City of Danzig, 1939 - February 1945 Nazi Germany. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 1,017.

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Coordinates: 54°13′6″N 18°56′50″E / 54.21833°N 18.94722°E / 54.21833; 18.94722

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