Kamienica, Bytów County

For other places with the same name, see Kamienica (disambiguation).
Kamienica
Village
Kamienica
Coordinates: 54°12′39″N 17°16′50″E / 54.21083°N 17.28056°E / 54.21083; 17.28056
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Bytów
Gmina Borzytuchom

Kamienica [kamjɛˈnit͡sa] (German: Kamenz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borzytuchom, within Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Borzytuchom, 17 km (11 mi) north-west of Bytów, and 90 km (56 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Prior to 1945 it was in 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.

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Coordinates: 54°12′39″N 17°16′50″E / 54.21083°N 17.28056°E / 54.21083; 17.28056


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