Kurowo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

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

Neo-Gothic church
Kurowo
Coordinates: 54°2′N 16°34′E / 54.033°N 16.567°E / 54.033; 16.567
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Koszalin County
Gmina Bobolice
Population 380

Kurowo [kuˈrɔvɔ] (German Kurow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bobolice, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Bobolice, 31 km (19 mi) south-east of Koszalin, and 148 km (92 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 380.

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Coordinates: 54°02′00″N 16°34′00″E / 54.0333°N 16.5667°E / 54.0333; 16.5667

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