Buniewice

Buniewice
Village
Buniewice
Coordinates: 53°58′21″N 14°43′6″E / 53.97250°N 14.71833°E / 53.97250; 14.71833
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Kamień
Gmina Kamień Pomorski
Population (approx.) 300

Buniewice [buɲɛˈvit͡sɛ] (German Bünnewitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kamień Pomorski, within Kamień County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Kamień Pomorski and 63 km (39 mi) north of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. 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 by Poles.

The village has an approximate population of 300.

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Coordinates: 53°58′21″N 14°43′6″E / 53.97250°N 14.71833°E / 53.97250; 14.71833

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