Popielewo, Świdwin County

For other places with the same name, see Popielewo (disambiguation).
Popielewo
Village
Popielewo
Coordinates: 53°45′N 16°10′E / 53.750°N 16.167°E / 53.750; 16.167
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Świdwin
Gmina Połczyn-Zdrój

Popielewo [pɔpjɛˈlɛvɔ] (formerly German Gross Poplow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Połczyn-Zdrój, within Świdwin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Połczyn-Zdrój, 27 km (17 mi) east of Świdwin, and 111 km (69 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

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Coordinates: 53°45′00″N 16°10′00″E / 53.75°N 16.1666666667°E / 53.75; 16.1666666667


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