Ostrówiec, Masovian Voivodeship
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Ostrówiec o is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Karczew
, within Otwock County
, Masovian Voivodeship
, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Karczew
, 9 km (6 mi) south of Otwock
, and 28 km (17 mi) south-east of Warsaw
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the administrative district of Gmina Karczew
Gmina Karczew
Gmina Karczew is an urban-rural gmina in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Karczew, which lies approximately south of Otwock and south-east of Warsaw....
, within Otwock County
Otwock County
Otwock County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Otwock, which lies ...
, Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship
-Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"...
, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Karczew
Karczew
Karczew is a town in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 10,271 inhabitants .-References:...
, 9 km (6 mi) south of Otwock
Otwock
Otwock is a town in central Poland, some southeast of Warsaw, with 42,765 inhabitants . It is situated on the right bank of Vistula River below the mouth of Swider River. Otwock is home to a unique architectural style called Swidermajer....
, and 28 km (17 mi) south-east of Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
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