Barcino, Poland

Barcino
Village

Manour house of the Puttkamer family (1880)
Barcino
Coordinates: 54°16′41″N 16°57′40″E / 54.27806°N 16.96111°E / 54.27806; 16.96111
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Słupsk County
Gmina Kępice
Population 577

Barcino [barˈt͡ɕinɔ] (German: Bartin) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kępice, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Kępice, 22 km (14 mi) south of Słupsk, and 110 km (68 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 577.

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Coordinates: 54°16′41″N 16°57′40″E / 54.27806°N 16.96111°E / 54.27806; 16.96111

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