Cerkwica | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | West Pomeranian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Gryfice |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Karnice |
Coordinates: | 54.0167°N 22°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Population Total: | 1200 |
Cerkwica pronounced as /pl/ (German Zirkwitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Karnice, within Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5km (03miles) south-east of Karnice, 130NaN0 north-west of Gryfice, and 760NaN0 north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
In 1946–1998 the settlement was a part of the Szczecin Voivodeship. The population in 2004 was 1261 inhabitants.[2]
There's the Volunteer Fire Department Station in Cerkwica, part of the country-wide system of a volunteer fire department (VFD) outlets.[3] Before 1945 the area was part of Nazi Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.