Biały Zdrój, Drawsko County Explained

See also: Biały Zdrój, Świdwin County.

Biały Zdrój
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:Kalisz Pomorski
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:53.2644°N 15.9586°W

Biały Zdrój (de|Balster) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kalisz Pomorski, within Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5km (03miles) south-east of Kalisz Pomorski, 320NaN0 south of Drawsko Pomorskie, and 930NaN0 east of the regional capital Szczecin.

History

As the result of Polish invasions in the Neumark 1326 and 1434, the village was destroyed. Enemy troops also passed during the Thirty Year War and during the Northern War of 1655–1660. The church was built 1825/26 according to plans by Karl Friedrich Schinkel. In 1900, the train station Balster-Süd was built. [2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: Der Landkreis Dramburg. Eine Dokumentation. Chronik für Heimatfreunde. 1976. Karl Ruprecht. 160. de.