Samborsko

Samborsko
Village
Samborsko
Coordinates: 53°25′3″N 16°43′20″E / 53.41750°N 16.72222°E / 53.41750; 16.72222
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Złotów
Gmina	Jastrowie
Population	480

Samborsko [samˈbɔrskɔ] (German: Zamborst) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jastrowie, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.^[1] It was founded in 1580 and had a church. The village lies approximately 5.5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Jastrowie, 23 km (14 mi) west of Złotów, and 114 km (71 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań.

Before 1945 the area was part of Prussia and later Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania and Territorial changes of Poland after World War II.

The village has a population of 480.

Notable residents

Michael Christoph Hanow (1695-1773), German scientist
Gerhard Janensch (1860–1933), German sculptor and medailleur

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Jastrowie

Town and seat	Jastrowie

Villages	Brzeźnica Brzeźnica-Kolonia Budy Budy-Folwark Drzewiec Krępsko Nadarzyce Piaski-Leśniczówka Samborsko Sypniewko Sypniewko-Folwark Sypniewo Sypniewo-Kolonia Trzebieszki

Coordinates: 53°25′3″N 16°43′20″E / 53.41750°N 16.72222°E / 53.41750; 16.72222

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