Gałąźnia Mała [ɡaˈwɔ̃ʑɲa ˈmawa] (German: Klein Gansen)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kołczygłowy, within Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Kołczygłowy, 22 km (14 mi) north-west of Bytów, and 87 km (54 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk. Before 1945 the area was German.[3]
Gałąźnia Mała | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Gałąźnia Mała | |
| Coordinates: 54°17′20″N 17°18′27″E / 54.28889°N 17.30750°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Bytów |
| Gmina | Kołczygłowy |
| Population | 132 |
At the end of World War II, in March 1945, the region was occupied by the Soviet Army. After the war ended the town became part of Poland. The last Germans had to leave the village in October 1948.
References
edit- ^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Luwig Wilhelm Brüggemann: Ausführliche Beschreibung des gegenwärtigen Zustandes des Königlich-Preußischen Herzogtums Vor- und Hinterpommern. Lübeck 1989, p. 964, no 46 (in German)
 | This Bytów County location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |