Ostaszewo, Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Ostaszewo (disambiguation).

Ostaszewo
—  Village  —
Main road in Ostaszewo
Ostaszewo
Coordinates: 54°13′6″N 18°56′50″E / 54.21833°N 18.94722°E / 54.21833; 18.94722
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Nowy Dwór Gdański
Gmina	Ostaszewo
Population	1,017

Ostaszewo [ɔstaˈʂɛvɔ] is a village in Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Ostaszewo.^[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Nowy Dwór Gdański and 27 km (17 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1919 Prussia and Germany, 1920-1939 Free City of Danzig, 1939 - february 1945 Nazi Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 1,017.

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: 54°13′6″N 18°56′50″E / 54.21833°N 18.94722°E / 54.21833; 18.94722