Piaski Wielkie, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

For the neighbourhood of Piaski Wielkie in Kraków, see Podgórze Duchackie.
Piaski Wielkie
Village
Piaski Wielkie
Coordinates: 53°51′N 14°42′E / 53.850°N 14.700°E / 53.850; 14.700
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Kamień
Gmina Wolin
Population 290

Piaski Wielkie [ˈpjaski ˈvjɛlkʲɛ] (German: Paatzig) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolin, within Kamień County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Wolin, 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Kamień Pomorski, and 49 km (30 mi) north of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of 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 290.

References


Coordinates: 53°51′N 14°42′E / 53.850°N 14.700°E / 53.850; 14.700

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 1/2/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.