Ugoszcz | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Rypin |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Brzuze |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Coordinates: | 53.05°N 33°W |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Registration Plate: | CRY |
Blank Name Sec2: | Voivodeship roads |
Ugoszcz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brzuze, within Rypin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6km (04miles) west of Brzuze, 150NaN0 west of Rypin, and 420NaN0 east of Toruń. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Ugoszcz in the historic Dobrzyń Land.
Ugoszcz was a private village of Polish nobility, including the Zieliński and Borzewski families, and its landmark is the Borzewski Palace. In 1827, the village had a population of 349.[2] Poet and activist Wawrzyniec Benzelstjerna Engeström lived in the village from 1853 to 1856.[3]