Rzęskowo Explained

Rzęskowo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:West Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Gryfice
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Gryfice
Coordinates:53.9261°N 15.1572°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:238

Rzęskowo (German: Rensekow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfice, within Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3km (02miles) north-west of Gryfice and 690NaN0 north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.[2]

The village has a population of 238.

Before 1637 the area was part of Duchy of Pomerania. 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. Gmina Gryfice (2014), Rzęskowo. Source: Gryfice. Dzieje Miasta, praca zbiorowa pod redakcją Tadeusza Białeckiego, wyd. Urząd Miasta Gryfice, Uniwersytet Szczeciński, Oficyna Wydawnicza Archiwum Państwowego w Szczecinie „Dokument”; Szczecin 2013.