Czarnów, Lubusz Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Czarnów (disambiguation).
Czarnów
Village
Czarnów
Coordinates: 52°31′N 14°45′E / 52.517°N 14.750°E / 52.517; 14.750
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
County Słubice
Gmina Górzyca
Population 720

Czarnów [ˈt͡ʂarnuf] (German: Schernow; until 1936: Tschernow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Górzyca, within Słubice County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Górzyca, 23 km (14 mi) north-east of Słubice, and 42 km (26 mi) south-west of Gorzów Wielkopolski.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

The village has a population of 720.

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Coordinates: 52°31′N 14°45′E / 52.517°N 14.750°E / 52.517; 14.750


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