Misplaced Pages

Cerkwica

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Village in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Cerkwica
Village
Church of the Sacred HeartChurch of the Sacred Heart
Cerkwica is located in PolandCerkwicaCerkwica
Coordinates: 54°1′N 15°7′E / 54.017°N 15.117°E / 54.017; 15.117
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
CountyGryfice
GminaKarnice
Population
 • Total1,200

Cerkwica pronounced [t͡sɛrkˈfit͡sa] (German Zirkwitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Karnice, within Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Karnice, 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Gryfice, and 76 km (47 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

In 1946–1998 the settlement was a part of the Szczecin Voivodeship. The population in 2004 was 1261 inhabitants.

There's the Volunteer Fire Department Station in Cerkwica, part of the country-wide system of a volunteer fire department (VFD) outlets. Before 1945 the area was part of Nazi Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. "II. Aktualna sytuacja społeczno-gospodarcza na obszarze gminy Karnice". Plan rozwoju lokalnego gminy Karnice na lata 2005-2013. Urząd Gminy w Karnicach. 2005-05-06. p. 20.
  3. "Wykaz OSP w KSRG w wojewódzktwie zachodniopomorskim w lutym 2011 r." Komenda Wojewódzka Państwowej Straży Pożarnej w Szczecinie. 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
Gmina Karnice
Seat
Other villages


Stub icon

This Gryfice County location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: