Jeziorka, Słupsk County

For the village in Masovian Voivodeship, see Jeziórka.
Jeziorka
Village
Jeziorka
Coordinates: 54°31′50″N 17°24′51″E / 54.53056°N 17.41417°E / 54.53056; 17.41417
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Słupsk County
Gmina Damnica
Population 40

Jeziorka [jɛˈʑɔrka] (German: Kleinwasser; until 1938: Gesorke) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Damnica, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Damnica, 26 km (16 mi) east of Słupsk, and 81 km (50 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1945 the area was part of 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 40.

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Coordinates: 54°31′50″N 17°24′51″E / 54.53056°N 17.41417°E / 54.53056; 17.41417


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