Modrzewko

Modrzewko
Settlement
Modrzewko
Coordinates: 53°18′19″N 14°40′6″E / 53.30528°N 14.66833°E / 53.30528; 14.66833
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Gryfino
Gmina Stare Czarnowo

Modrzewko [mɔˈdʐɛfkɔ] (German: Louisenhof) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Czarnowo, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Stare Czarnowo, 14 km (9 mi) north-east of Gryfino, and 14 km (9 mi) south-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.

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Coordinates: 53°18′19″N 14°40′6″E / 53.30528°N 14.66833°E / 53.30528; 14.66833

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