Barkowo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Barkowo (disambiguation).
Barkowo
Settlement
Barkowo
Coordinates: 53°50′40″N 15°14′30″E / 53.84444°N 15.24167°E / 53.84444; 15.24167
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Gryfice
Gmina Gryfice

Barkowo [barˈkɔvɔ] (German: Barckow) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfice, within Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Gryfice and 65 km (40 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.[2]

Before 1945 the area was part of the German Province of Pomerania. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Gmina Gryfice (2014), Barkowo. Source: Gryfice. Dzieje Miasta, praca zbiorowa pod redakcją Tadeusza Białeckiego, wyd. Urząd Miasta Gryfice, Uniwersytet Szczeciński, Oficyna Wydawnicza Archiwum Państwowego w Szczecinie „Dokument”; Szczecin 2013.


Coordinates: 53°50′40″N 15°14′30″E / 53.84444°N 15.24167°E / 53.84444; 15.24167

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