Karkowo, Kołobrzeg County

Karkowo
Village
Karkowo
Coordinates: 54°1′0″N 15°39′53″E / 54.01667°N 15.66472°E / 54.01667; 15.66472
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Kołobrzeg
Gmina Gościno

Karkowo [karˈkɔvɔ] (German: Karkow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gościno, within Kołobrzeg County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Kołobrzeg and 98 km (61 mi) north-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.

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Coordinates: 54°1′0″N 15°39′53″E / 54.01667°N 15.66472°E / 54.01667; 15.66472


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