Bagicz
Bagicz | |
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Settlement | |
  Bagicz | |
| Coordinates: 54°12′1″N 15°42′0″E / 54.20028°N 15.70000°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| County | Kołobrzeg |
| Gmina | Ustronie Morskie |
| Population | 38 |
Bagicz [ˈbaɡit͡ʂ] (German Bodenhagen)[1] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Ustronie Morskie, within Kołobrzeg County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[2] It lies approximately 4 km (2 mi) south-west of Ustronie Morskie, 10 km (6 mi) north-east of Kołobrzeg, and 114 km (71 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
The settlement has a population of 38.
Bagicz is known to be a site of significance for the Wielbark culture, a Roman Iron Age civilization around the 1st century, with multiple graves found in the region contributing to the study, including the Princess of Bagicz.[3]
Bagicz has an active airfield, Kołobrzeg-Bagicz Airfield, which has been converted from a Cold War era Soviet airbase, where the ill-fated MiG-23 involved in the 1989 Belgium MiG-23 crash departed from.
For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
References
[edit]- ↑ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
- ↑ "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).
- ↑ Chmiel‐Chrzanowska, Marta; Fetner, Rafał; Krąpiec, Marek (2026-02-09). "Unrevealing the Date of a Roman Iron Age Period Burial in Log Coffin From Bagicz: A Multidisciplinary Approach". Archaeometry. doi:10.1111/arcm.70113. ISSN 0003-813X.
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