Żeńsko, Drawsko County Explained

See also: Żeńsko, Choszczno County.

Żeńsko
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:West Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Drawsko
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Wierzchowo
Coordinates:53.4106°N 16.0778°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:160

Żeńsko (German: Schönfeld) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wierzchowo, within Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6km (04miles) south of Wierzchowo, 230NaN0 south-east of Drawsko Pomorskie, and 1000NaN0 east of the regional capital Szczecin. It used to be known in Polish before 1945 as Borujsko.

Żeńsko was then known as Schönfeld, and in Polish as Borujsko.[2] For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 160.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. The low level of education of many of the communist administrators may help to explain why the name was changed