Gościnowo Explained

Gościnowo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lubusz
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Międzyrzecz
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Skwierzyna
Coordinates:52.6833°N 40°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:FMI
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1613
Founder:Aleksander Zborowski
Pushpin Label Position:right

Gościnowo (pronounced as /pl/) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skwierzyna, within Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11km (07miles) north-west of Skwierzyna, 290NaN0 north-west of Międzyrzecz, and 130NaN0 south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski.

History

Gościnowo was founded in 1613 by Polish nobleman and starosta of nearby Międzyrzecz Aleksander Zborowski. It was initially named Aleksandrowo after its founder. Administratively it was located in the Poznań County in the Poznań Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Polish Crown. It was annexed by Prussia in the Second Partition of Poland in 1793. In 1807 it was regained by Poles and included in the short-lived Duchy of Warsaw, and after its dissolution it was reannexed by Prussia in 1815.

From 1871 to 1945 it was part of Germany. After the defeat of Germany in World War II the region was restored to Poland by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.