Mechowo, Kamień County

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

Mechowo
Village
Manor house in 1926
Mechowo
Coordinates: 53°53′47″N 15°1′23″E / 53.89639°N 15.02306°E / 53.89639; 15.02306
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Kamień
Gmina	Golczewo

Mechowo [mɛˈxɔvɔ] (German: Dorphagen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Golczewo, within Kamień County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Golczewo, 18 km (11 mi) south-east of Kamień Pomorski, and 61 km (38 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

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.

References

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

Gmina Golczewo

Town and seat	Golczewo

Villages	Baczysław Barnisławice Dargoszewko Dargoszewo Dobromyśl Drzewica Gacko Gadom Golczewo-Gaj Imno Kłęby Kłodzino Koplino Kozielice Kretlewo Książ Mechowo Niemica Niwka Ronica Samlino Sosnowice Strażnica Unibórz Upadły Wołowiec Wysoka Kamieńska Żabie Zielonka

Coordinates: 53°53′47″N 15°1′23″E / 53.89639°N 15.02306°E / 53.89639; 15.02306

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