Czaplice, Wałcz County

For other places with the same name, see Czaplice (disambiguation).
Czaplice
Village
Czaplice
Coordinates: 53°5′37″N 16°9′15″E / 53.09361°N 16.15417°E / 53.09361; 16.15417
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Wałcz
Gmina Człopa
Population 204

Czaplice [t͡ʂaˈplit͡sɛ] (German: Gramsthal) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Człopa, within Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-east of Człopa, 29 km (18 mi) south-west of Wałcz, and 111 km (69 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1945 Prussia and 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 more on its history, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 204.[1]

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Coordinates: 53°5′37″N 16°9′15″E / 53.09361°N 16.15417°E / 53.09361; 16.15417


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