Damno

Damno
Village
Church in Damno, built in 1879
Damno
Coordinates: 54°31′47″N 17°19′8″E / 54.52972°N 17.31889°E / 54.52972; 17.31889
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Słupsk County
Gmina	Damnica
Population	632

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Damno [ˈdamnɔ] (German Dammen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Damnica, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Damnica, 21 km (13 mi) east of Słupsk, and 87 km (54 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

The area had been part of the Holy Roman Empire (Duchy of Pomerania) since the 12th century, from 1648 to 1945 part of 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 the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 632.

References

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

Gmina Damnica

Seat	Damnica

Other villages	Bięcino Bobrowniki Budy Dąbrówka Damno Dębniczka Domanice Domaradz Głodowo Jeziorka Karżniczka Łebień Łężyca Łojewo Mianowice Mrówczyno Paprzyce Sąborze Skibin Stara Dąbrowa Strzyżyno Świecichowo Świtały Wiatrowo Wielogłowy Wiszno Zagórzyca Zagórzyczki

Coordinates: 54°31′47″N 17°19′8″E / 54.52972°N 17.31889°E / 54.52972; 17.31889

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