Borkowo | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | West Pomeranian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sławno |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Malechowo |
Coordinates: | 54.2306°N 16.5886°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Population Total: | 160 |
Borkowo (formerly German Borkow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10km (10miles) south-east of Malechowo, 170NaN0 south of Sławno, and 1600NaN0 north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
It is noted for the Borkowo megalithic cemetery - a Bronze Age burial ground.[2]
For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
The village has a population of 160.