Mścice
Mścice | |
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Village | |
  Mścice | |
| Coordinates: 54°13′7″N 16°5′20″E / 54.21861°N 16.08889°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| County | Koszalin |
| Gmina | Będzino |
| Population | 1,400 |
Mścice [ˈmɕt͡ɕit͡sɛ] (German: Güdenhagen)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Będzino, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[2] It lies approximately 7 km (4 mi) east of Będzino, 8 km (5 mi) north-west of Koszalin, and 134 km (83 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
The village has a population of 1,400.
History
The suffix -hagen of the historic village name is typical for settlements founded by Germans during Medieval Ostsiedlung.[3]For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
References
- ^ M. Kaemmerer (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ Adolf Bach (1954). Die deutschen Ortsnamen. Deutsche Namenkunde. Vol. II, 2. Heidelberg. p. 204.
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