Wielopole, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Wielopole (disambiguation).
Wielopole
Settlement
Wielopole
Coordinates: 52°41′53″N 14°28′50″E / 52.69806°N 14.48056°E / 52.69806; 14.48056
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Myślibórz
Gmina Boleszkowice
Population 20

Wielopole [vjɛlɔˈpɔlɛ] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Boleszkowice, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Boleszkowice, 37 km (23 mi) south-west of Myślibórz, and 81 km (50 mi) south 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 Neumark.

The settlement has a population of 20.

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Coordinates: 52°41′53″N 14°28′50″E / 52.69806°N 14.48056°E / 52.69806; 14.48056

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