Wiewiórki, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Wiewiórki
Village
Wiewiórki
Coordinates: 52°59′32″N 15°5′37″E / 52.99222°N 15.09361°E / 52.99222; 15.09361
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Myślibórz
Gmina Barlinek

Wiewiórki [vʲɛˈvʲurkʲi] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barlinek, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Barlinek, 17 km (11 mi) north-east of Myślibórz, and 59 km (37 mi) south-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.

References

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


Coordinates: 52°59′32″N 15°5′37″E / 52.99222°N 15.09361°E / 52.99222; 15.09361


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