Górki, Gorzów County

Górki
Village
Górki
Coordinates: 52°44′N 15°21′E / 52.733°N 15.350°E / 52.733; 15.350
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
County Gorzów County
Gmina Santok
Population 120

Górki [ˈɡurki] (German: Bergkolonie)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Santok, within Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[2] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Santok and 7 km (4 mi) east of Gorzów Wielkopolski.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II). 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 by Poles.

The village has a population of 120.

References

  1. ↑ Kaemmerer, Margarete (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
  2. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 52°44′N 15°21′E / 52.733°N 15.350°E / 52.733; 15.350


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