Ostrowiec, Sławno County

For other places with the same name, see Ostrowiec (disambiguation).
Ostrowiec
Village
Ostrowiec
Coordinates: 54°16′34″N 16°40′13″E / 54.27611°N 16.67028°E / 54.27611; 16.67028
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Sławno
Gmina Malechowo
Population 860

Ostrowiec [ɔsˈtrɔvjɛt͡s] (formerly German Wusterwitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) east of Malechowo, 11 km (7 mi) south of Sławno, and 167 km (104 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 860.

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Coordinates: 54°16′34″N 16°40′13″E / 54.27611°N 16.67028°E / 54.27611; 16.67028


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