Obrowo, Tuchola County Explained

Obrowo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Tuchola
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Kęsowo
Coordinates:53.5864°N 17.6819°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Population Total:160

Obrowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kęsowo, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1]

Geography

Obrowo lies approximately 4km (02miles) north-west of Kęsowo, 120NaN0 west of Tuchola, and 570NaN0 north of Bydgoszcz.

History

Obrowo formed a part of Royal Prussia, which had seceded from Teutonic Prussia in 1466 following the Second Peace of Thorn. In 1569 Royal Prussia merged in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In 1772 in the course of the First Partition of Poland the Kingdom of Prussia seized Obrowo, with most of Royal Prussia, as ratified by the Partition Sejm in 1773. In 1871 the Kingdom of Prussia merged in the German Empire. After World War I Obrowo became part of the Second Polish Republic following the Peace of Versailles. During World War II Nazi Germany occupied and annexed Obrowo. This unilateral act was reversed by Germany's defeat in 1945.

Notes and References

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