Drzonowo Wałeckie

Drzonowo Wałeckie
—  Village  —
Drzonowo Wałeckie
Coordinates: 53°3′44″N 16°11′6″E / 53.06222°N 16.185°E / 53.06222; 16.185
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Wałcz
Gmina	Człopa

Drzonowo Wałeckie [dʐɔˈnɔvɔ vaˈwɛt​͡skʲɛ] (German: Drahnow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Człopa, within Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Człopa, 30 km (19 mi) south-west of Wałcz, and 114 km (71 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1945 Prussia and Germany. For more on its history, see Wałcz County.

Notable residents

• Friedrich Foertsch (1900–1976), Inspector General of the Bundeswehr
• Hermann Foertsch (1895–1961), general

References

1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa. 

Coordinates: 53°3′44″N 16°11′6″E / 53.06222°N 16.185°E / 53.06222; 16.185