Gąsiorowo, Olsztyn County

Gąsiorowo [ɡɔ̃ɕɔˈrɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Purda, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2]

Gąsiorowo
Village
Gąsiorowo is located in Poland
Gąsiorowo
Gąsiorowo
Coordinates: 53.7222°N 20.8194°E / 53.7222; 20.8194
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyOlsztyn County
GminaPurda
Population
 (2011[1])
52
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+48 89
Vehicle registrationNOL

Before 1945 the village was German-settled and part of the German state of Prussia. During the Nazi campaign of changing placenames to remove traces of Slavic origin, it was renamed Lichtenstein. The village was renamed to the reconstructed historic name Gąsiorowo in post-war Poland in 1945.

References


53.7222°N 20.8194°E / 53.7222; 20.8194


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