See also: Wicko, West Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Wicko | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Pomeranian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lębork |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Wicko |
Coordinates: | 54.6706°N 17.6167°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Population Total: | 690 |
Wicko (German: Vietzig)[1] is a village in Lębork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wicko.[2] It lies approximately 16km (10miles) north-west of Lębork and 740NaN0 north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.
Before 1945 the area of Farther Pomerania, where the village is located, was part of Germany. For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.