Czechów, Lubusz Voivodeship

Czechów
Village
Czechów
Coordinates: 52°43′N 15°18′E / 52.717°N 15.300°E / 52.717; 15.300
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
County Gorzów County
Gmina Santok
Population 370

Czechów [ˈt͡ʂɛxuf] (German: Zechow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Santok, within Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Santok and 4 km (2 mi) south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II). 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 a population of 370.

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Coordinates: 52°43′N 15°18′E / 52.717°N 15.300°E / 52.717; 15.300


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