Ugoszcz, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Ugoszcz
Village
Ugoszcz
Coordinates: 54°07′21″N 17°31′41″E / 54.12250°N 17.52806°E / 54.12250; 17.52806
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Bytów
Gmina Studzienice
Population 740

Ugoszcz [ˈuɡɔʂt͡ʂ] (Kashubian: Ùgòszcz, German: Bernsdorf) is a village in Gmina Studzienice, Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Bytów and 76 km (47 mi) south-west of Gdańsk (capital city of the Pomeranian Voivodeship).

Prior to 1945 the area was part of Germany (Farther Pomerania). After World War II the region became part of Poland. The German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.

From 1975 to 1998 the village was in Słupsk Voivodeship.

It has a population of 740.

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Coordinates: 54°07′21″N 17°31′41″E / 54.12250°N 17.52806°E / 54.12250; 17.52806

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