Wierzchowo, Drawsko County

Wierzchowo
Village
Wierzchowo
Coordinates: 53°27′36″N 16°6′4″E / 53.46000°N 16.10111°E / 53.46000; 16.10111
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Drawsko
Gmina	Wierzchowo
Population	1,500
Website	http://www.wierzchowo.pl

Wierzchowo [vjɛʂˈxɔvɔ] (formerly German Virchow) is a village in Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wierzchowo.^[1] It lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of Drawsko Pomorskie and 101 km (63 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin.

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

The village has a population of 1,500.

References

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

Gmina Wierzchowo

Seat	Wierzchowo

Other villages	Będlino Bonin Danowice Dębniewice Garbowo Knowie Króle Nowe Laski Osiek Drawski Otrzep Radomyśl Sośnica Świerczyna Wielboki Wierzchówko Żabin Żabinek Żeńsko

Coordinates: 53°27′36″N 16°6′4″E / 53.46000°N 16.10111°E / 53.46000; 16.10111

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