Warnice, Myślibórz County

Warnice
Village
Warnitz Castle, Alexander Duncker
Warnice
Coordinates: 52°51′0″N 14°40′0″E / 52.85000°N 14.66667°E / 52.85000; 14.66667Coordinates: 52°51′0″N 14°40′0″E / 52.85000°N 14.66667°E / 52.85000; 14.66667
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Myślibórz
Gmina Dębno
Elevation 58 m (190 ft)
Population 360

Warnice [varˈnit͡sɛ] (German: Warnitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dębno, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north of Dębno, 17 km (11 mi) south-west of Myślibórz, and 64 km (40 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. 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 with Poles.

For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 360.

References

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


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