Borki, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Borki (disambiguation).

Borki
Village
Borki
Coordinates: 53°13′12″N 15°43′28″E / 53.22000°N 15.72444°E / 53.22000; 15.72444
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Choszczno
Gmina	Drawno

Borki [ˈbɔrki] (German: Neumannswalde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drawno, within Choszczno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) west of Drawno, 23 km (14 mi) east of Choszczno, and 79 km (49 mi) 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 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.

References

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

Gmina Drawno

Town and seat	Drawno

Villages	Barników Barnimie Bogdanka Borki Borowiec Brac Brodźce Brzeziny Chomętowo Dobrojewo Dolina Dominikowo Drawnik Gack Gładysz Janków Jaźwiny Karpin Karpinek Kawczyn Kępa Kiełpino Kolonia Kniewo Konotop Kośnik Kostrzewa Maciejów Międzybór Niemieńsko Niemieńsko-Zamek Nowa Korytnica Ostrożyce Podegrodzie Podlesie Prostynia Przysiekiercze Pszczewko Rogoźnica Rościn Samborz Sicienko Sieniawa Skrzaty Śmieszkowo Święciechów Wiśniewo Zacisze Zalesie Zatom Zdanów Żółwinko Żółwino

Coordinates: 53°13′12″N 15°43′28″E / 53.22000°N 15.72444°E / 53.22000; 15.72444

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