Rurka, Gryfino County

See also: Rurka, Goleniów County

Rurka
Village
Chapel in Rurka
Rurka
Coordinates: 52°59′29″N 14°29′6″E / 52.99139°N 14.48500°E / 52.99139; 14.48500
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Gryfino
Gmina	Chojna
Population	210

Rurka [ˈrurka] (German: Rörchen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border.^[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Chojna, 29 km (18 mi) south of Gryfino, and 48 km (30 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin.

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

The village has a population of 210.

Notable residents

Peter-Eberhard Müllensiefen (1912–2004), Luftwaffe pilot

References

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

Gmina Chojna

Town and seat	Chojna

Villages	Bara Barnkowo Białęgi Boguszczyn Brwice Czartoryja Drozdowo Garnowo Godków Godków-Osiedle Grabowo Graniczna Grzybno Jelenin Jelonki Kaliska Kamienny Jaz Krajnik Dolny Krajnik Górny Krupin Krzymów Kuropatniki Łaziszcze Lisie Pola Lisie Pole Mętno Mętno Małe Narost Nawodna Ognica Ostrów Pniewko Przyciesie Raduń Rurka Stoki Strzelczyn Strzeszewko Trzeszcze Wilcze Wilkoszyce Zatoń Dolna

Coordinates: 52°59′29″N 14°29′6″E / 52.99139°N 14.48500°E / 52.99139; 14.48500

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