Karsibór, Świdwin County

For other places with the same name, see Karsibór (disambiguation).

Karsibór
Village
Karsibór
Coordinates: 53°40′N 15°52′E / 53.667°N 15.867°E / 53.667; 15.867
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Świdwin
Gmina	Brzeżno

Karsibór [karˈɕibur] (German Karsbaum) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brzeżno, within Świdwin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Brzeżno, 15 km (9 mi) south-east of Świdwin, and 90 km (56 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. After World War II and the subsequent border shift, 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.

References

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

Gmina Brzeżno

Seat	Brzeżno

Other villages	Chomętówko Chomętowo Grąbczewo Grądzkie Karsibór Kłącko Koszanowo Miłoszewice Mulite Pęczerzyno Pęczerzyński Młyn Półchleb Przyrzecze Rzepczyno Słonowice Sonino Więcław Wilczkowo

Coordinates: 53°39′49″N 15°52′19″E / 53.6634856125°N 15.872001°E / 53.6634856125; 15.872001

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