Darskowo, Drawsko County

See also: Darskowo, Sławno County

Darskowo
Village
Darskowo
Coordinates: 53°32′N 15°57′E / 53.533°N 15.950°E / 53.533; 15.950
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Drawsko
Gmina	Złocieniec
Population	340

Darskowo [darsˈkɔvɔ] (German: Friedrichsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Złocieniec, within Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Złocieniec, 10 km (6 mi) east of Drawsko Pomorskie, and 92 km (57 mi) east 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 a population of 340.

Notable residents

Joachim Müncheberg (1918-1943), Luftwaffe pilot

References

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

Gmina Złocieniec

Town and seat	Złocieniec

Villages	Błędno Bobrowo Cieszyno Darskowo Jadwiżyn Jarosław Kosobudki Kosobudy Lubieszewo Małobór Męcidół Rzęśnica Skąpe Stare Worowo Stawno Sułoszyn Szymalów Uraz Warniłęg Wąsosz Zatonie

Coordinates: 53°32′N 15°57′E / 53.533°N 15.950°E / 53.533; 15.950

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