Osówek, Starogard County

For other places with the same name, see Osówek.

Osówek
—  Village  —
Osówek
Coordinates: 53°46′48″N 18°8′23″E / 53.78°N 18.13972°E / 53.78; 18.13972
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Starogard
Gmina	Osieczna
Population	410
Zip Code	83-243
Area code(s)	(+48) 58
Vehicle registration	GST

Osówek [ɔˈsuvɛk] (German Ossoweg) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osieczna, within Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Osieczna, 34 km (21 mi) south-west of Starogard Gdański, and 73 km (45 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 410.

People born in Osówek

• Bolesław Piechowski (1885-1943) Roman Catholic priest, kashubian activist, murdered by the German-Nazis in Hartheim.
• Franciszek Ossowicki (1912-1944) murdered by the German-Nazis in Stutthof.

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°46′48″N 18°8′23″E / 53.78°N 18.13972°E / 53.78; 18.13972