Spore, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Spore
Village
Spore
Coordinates: 53°48′N 16°41′E / 53.800°N 16.683°E / 53.800; 16.683
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Szczecinek
Gmina Gmina Szczecinek

Spore [ˈspɔrɛ] (German: Sparsee) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczecinek, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Szczecinek and 146 km (91 mi) 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.

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Coordinates: 53°48′N 16°41′E / 53.800°N 16.683°E / 53.800; 16.683

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