Sierpowo, Pomeranian Voivodeship Explained

See also: Sierpowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship.

Sierpowo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Człuchów
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Czarne
Coordinates:53.63°N 16.9783°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:187

Sierpowo (German: Breitenfelde)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarne, within Człuchów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 7km (04miles) south of Czarne, 260NaN0 west of Człuchów, and 1360NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

Sierpowo was a private village within the Polish Crown, owned by various Polish nobles, administratively located in the Człuchów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[3] During World War II the Germans operated a labor camp for prisoners of war from the Stalag II-B prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[4]

The landmark of Sierpowo is the timber framed Saint Jude Thaddeus church, built in the 17th century.

Notes and References

  1. Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
  2. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  3. Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 87 (in Polish)
  4. Web site: Les Kommandos. Stalag IIB Hammerstein, Czarne en Pologne. 30 April 2020. French.