Barkowo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship Explained

Barkowo
Settlement Type:Settlement
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:West Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Gryfice
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Gryfice
Coordinates:53.8444°N 15.2417°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom

Barkowo (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 9km (06miles) south of Gryfice and 650NaN0 north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.[2]

History

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  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. Book: Tagebuch aus Pommern 1945/46. dtv. de. Käthe von Normann. 1170.