Słowieńsko, Świdwin County

Słowieńsko
Village
Słowieńsko
Coordinates: 53°51′N 15°38′E / 53.850°N 15.633°E / 53.850; 15.633
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Świdwin
Gmina Sławoborze
Population 320

Słowieńsko [swɔˈvjɛɲskɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sławoborze, within Świdwin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Sławoborze, 12 km (7 mi) north-west of Świdwin, and 85 km (53 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the village was part of Germany and known as Schlenzig. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union.

The village has a population of 320.

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Coordinates: 53°51′N 15°38′E / 53.850°N 15.633°E / 53.850; 15.633


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