Barkowo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Barkowo [barˈkɔvɔ] (German: Barckow) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfice, within Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Gryfice and 65 km (40 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.[2]

For other places with the same name, see Barkowo.
Barkowo
Settlement
Barkowo is located in Poland
Barkowo
Barkowo
Coordinates: 53°50′40″N 15°14′30″E
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
CountyGryfice
GminaGryfice

History

Following the decisions at Potsdam Conference, the village's German population was forced out of their homes in March 1946.[3]

References
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Gmina Gryfice (2014), Barkowo. Source: Gryfice. Dzieje Miasta, praca zbiorowa pod redakcją Tadeusza Białeckiego, wyd. Urząd Miasta Gryfice, Uniwersytet Szczeciński, Oficyna Wydawnicza Archiwum Państwowego w Szczecinie „Dokument”; Szczecin 2013.
  3. Käthe von Normann. Tagebuch aus Pommern 1945/46 (in German). dtv. p. 1170.


53°50′40″N 15°14′30″E

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