Bierkowo

Bierkowo
Village
Bierkowo
Coordinates: 54°28′39″N 16°55′45″E / 54.47750°N 16.92917°E / 54.47750; 16.92917
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Słupsk County
Gmina Gmina Słupsk
Elevation 62 m (203 ft)
Population 921

Bierkowo [bjɛrˈkɔvɔ] (German Birkow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Słupsk, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Słupsk and 112 km (70 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

View of the village (2003)

Before 1945 the area of Farther Pomerania, where the village is located, was part of Germany.[2] After the end of World War II the inhabitants were expelled. For the post-war history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 921 in 2008.

In 2010, INFO-FM-TV built a 124 metres tall broadcasting tower at Bierkowo.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Karl-Heinz Pagel: Der Landkreis Stolp in Pommern. Lübeck 1989, pp. 398-402, in German (Online)


Coordinates: 54°28′39″N 16°55′45″E / 54.47750°N 16.92917°E / 54.47750; 16.92917


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