Chrząszczewska Island
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Chrząszczewska Island is an island in
There are three villages on Chrząszczewska Island: Chrząszczewo, Chrząszczewko and Buniewice. In the western part of the island, there is a hill called Wyżawa (26.6 metres tall).
In the area located to the north from the village of Chrząszczewo, there is a megalithic burial mound and oil wells.
During World War II, German rocket launchers were stationed on the island.
The area of the island is covered by a special bird protection area "Zalew Kamieński i Dziwna" and a special habitat protection area "Ujście Odry and Zalew Szczeciński".[2][3]
Until 1945, a German name of "Insel Gristow" was in use.[4] In 1949, the Polish name of Wyspa Chrząszczewska was established (wyspa means island in Polish).[5] Until 1956, Chrząszczewska Island was part of the town of Kamień Pomorski. On 31 December 1959 the island was excluded from the town's area.[6]
References
- ^ "Wyspa Chrząszczewska". www.pascal.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
- ^ Arkusz 1/3 – Mapa Zalew Kamieński i Dziwna PLB320011. Generalna Dyrekcja Ochrony Środowiska, 2013-11.
- ^ Arkusz 1/9 – Mapa Ujście Odry i Zalew Szczeciński PLH320018. Generalna Dyrekcja Ochrony Środowiska, 2013-11.
- ^ Arkusz 2054 Cammin. W: Topografische Karten (Meßtischblätter) 1:25 000. Reichsamt für Landesaufnahme, 1925.
- ^ Rozporządzenie Ministra Administracji Publicznej z dnia 11 lutego 1949 r. o przywróceniu i ustaleniu nazw miejscowości (M.P. z 1949 r. Nr 17, poz. 225, s. 6)
- ^ Rozporządzenie Prezesa Rady Ministrów z dnia 4 grudnia 1959 r. ws. zmiany granic miast, Dz. U. z 1959 r. Nr 406, poz. 66