Pieszcz

Pieszcz
Village
Pieszcz
Coordinates: 54°27′39″N 16°46′53″E / 54.46083°N 16.78139°E / 54.46083; 16.78139
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Sławno
Gmina Postomino
Population 544

Pieszcz [pjɛʂt͡ʂ] (formerly German Peest) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Postomino, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Postomino, 13 km (8 mi) north-east of Sławno, and 185 km (115 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 544.

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Coordinates: 54°27′39″N 16°46′53″E / 54.46083°N 16.78139°E / 54.46083; 16.78139

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