Skórka, Greater Poland Voivodeship Explained

Skórka
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Greater Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Złotów
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Krajenka
Coordinates:53.2231°N 16.8731°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:530[1]
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:64-917
Area Code:+48 067
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:PZL

Skórka (German: Schönfeld)[2] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krajenka, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[3] It lies approximately 13km (08miles) south-west of Krajenka, 190NaN0 south-west of Złotów, and 920NaN0 north of the regional capital Poznań.

Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1945 Prussia and Germany. For more on its history, see Złotów County. Between 1919 and 1939 it was close to the Polish–German border.

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Notes and References

  1. http://bip.krajenka.pl/?c=92 List of sołectwos of Gmina Krajenka
  2. Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
  3. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.