Rogowo, Stargard County

For other places with the same name, see Rogowo.
Rogowo
Village
Rogowo
Coordinates: 53°24′N 14°59′E / 53.400°N 14.983°E / 53.400; 14.983
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Stargard
Gmina Gmina Stargard Szczeciński
Population 149

Rogowo [rɔˈɡɔvɔ] (German Roggow) 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 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Stargard Szczeciński and 27 km (17 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 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 149.

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Coordinates: 53°24′00″N 14°59′00″E / 53.4000°N 14.9833°E / 53.4000; 14.9833


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