- Source: Ostrowo, Puck County
Ostrowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Władysławowo, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 1 km (1 mi) south of the Baltic Sea, 11 km (7 mi) west of Władysławowo, 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Puck, and 60 km (37 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania. Prior to January 1, 2015, it was a part of the town Władysławowo.
History
Ostrowo was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Puck County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. In 1552 King Sigismund II Augustus renewed the old lost privilege of the village, which was later confirmed by Kings Władysław IV Vasa, John II Casimir Vasa and John III Sobieski.
