Rosnówko, Greater Poland Voivodeship Explained

See also: Rosnówko, West Pomeranian Voivodeship.

Rosnówko
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Greater Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Poznań
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Komorniki
Coordinates:52.3006°N 16.7705°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:POZ, PZ
Blank Name Sec2:Voivodeship road

Rosnówko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komorniki, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6km (04miles) south-west of Komorniki and 160NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Poznań. It is situated on the shores of Rosnowskie Duże Lake.

History

Rosnówko was a private village of Polish nobility, including the Chomęcki and Gajewski families,[2] administratively located in the Poznań County in the Poznań Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[3]

During World War II, in January 1945, a German-perpetrated death march of prisoners of various nationalities from the dissolved camp in Żabikowo to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp passed through the village.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . pl.
  2. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IX. 1888. pl. Warszawa. 758–759.
  3. Book: . Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany. 2017. pl. Warszawa. Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1a.
  4. Web site: Ewakuacja piesza. Muzeum Martyrologiczne w Żabikowie. 9 December 2023. pl.