Bielkowo, Stargard County

For other places with the same name, see Bielkowo.
Bielkowo
Village
Bielkowo
Coordinates: 53°19′28″N 14°51′19″E / 53.32444°N 14.85528°E / 53.32444; 14.85528
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Stargard
Gmina Kobylanka
Population 253

Bielkowo [bjɛlˈkɔvɔ] (German Belkow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobylanka, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Kobylanka, 12 km (7 mi) west of Stargard Szczeciński, and 21 km (13 mi) south-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 253.

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Coordinates: 53°19′28″N 14°51′19″E / 53.32444°N 14.85528°E / 53.32444; 14.85528

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