Barnimie

Barnimie
Village
Barnimie
Coordinates: 53°10′N 15°48′E / 53.167°N 15.800°E / 53.167; 15.800
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Choszczno
Gmina Drawno
Population 310

Barnimie [barˈnimjɛ] (German: Fürstenau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drawno, within Choszczno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Drawno, 27 km (17 mi) east of Choszczno, and 86 km (53 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945, the village was part of Germany and known as Fürstenau. 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 were replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union.

The village has a population of 310.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 53°10′N 15°48′E / 53.167°N 15.800°E / 53.167; 15.800

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