Wicewo
| Wicewo | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
|
Church | |
  Wicewo | |
| Coordinates: 53°53′20″N 16°7′47″E / 53.88889°N 16.12972°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| County | Białogard |
| Gmina | Tychowo |
| Population | 200 |
Wicewo [viˈt͡sɛvɔ] (German: Vietzow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tychowo, within Białogard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Tychowo, 16 km (10 mi) south-east of Białogard, and 115 km (71 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. After World War II the area was placed under Polish administration according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. 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 200.
Notable residents
- Ewald Georg von Kleist (1700–1748), Lutheran cleric
References
Coordinates: 53°53′20″N 16°7′47″E / 53.88889°N 16.12972°E
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/17/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.