Żukowo, Gryfice County

For other places with the same name, see Żukowo (disambiguation).
Żukowo
Village
Żukowo
Coordinates: 53°59′58″N 15°18′50″E / 53.99944°N 15.31389°E / 53.99944; 15.31389
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Gryfice
Gmina Brojce
Population 216

Żukowo [ʐuˈkɔvɔ] (German: Suckowshof) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brojce, within Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Brojce, 13 km (8 mi) north-east of Gryfice, and 81 km (50 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 216.

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Coordinates: 53°59′58″N 15°18′50″E / 53.99944°N 15.31389°E / 53.99944; 15.31389


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