Barwino

Barwino
Village
Barwino
Coordinates: 54°17′23″N 16°54′52″E / 54.28972°N 16.91444°E / 54.28972; 16.91444
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Słupsk County
Gmina Kępice
Population 174

Barwino [barˈvinɔ] (German: Barvin) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kępice, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Kępice, 21 km (13 mi) south of Słupsk, and 112 km (70 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 by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union.

The village has a population of 174.

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Coordinates: 54°17′23″N 16°54′52″E / 54.28972°N 16.91444°E / 54.28972; 16.91444

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