Osusznica

Osusznica [ɔsuʂˈnit͡sa] (German: Ossusnitza)[1] is a village in Gmina Lipnica, Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Bytów and 57 km (35 mi) south-west of Gdańsk (capital city of the Pomeranian Voivodeship). It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania.

Osusznica
Village
Osusznica
Osusznica
Coordinates: 53°58′15″N 17°23′52″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyBytów
GminaLipnica
Population
124
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGBY

It has a population of 124.

History

Osusznica was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Człuchów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]

From 1975 to 1998 the village was in Słupsk Voivodeship.

Notable people

  • Henryk Mądrawski (1933–2009), Polish painter, born in the village

References

  1. "Former Territory of Germany" (in German). 2017-11-26.
  2. Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 82 (in Polish)
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