Barzkowice

Barzkowice
Village
Barzkowice
Coordinates: 53°20′N 15°16′E / 53.333°N 15.267°E / 53.333; 15.267
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Stargard
Gmina Gmina Stargard Szczeciński
Population 585

Barzkowice [baʂkɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Barskewitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stargard Szczeciński, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) east of Stargard Szczeciński and 47 km (29 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin.

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 585.

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Coordinates: 53°20′N 15°16′E / 53.333°N 15.267°E / 53.333; 15.267

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