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.