| Sierpowo | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 Saint Jude Thaddeus church in Sierpowo | |
  Sierpowo | |
| Coordinates: 53°37′48″N 16°58′42″E / 53.63000°N 16.97833°E / 53.63000; 16.97833 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Człuchów |
| Gmina | Czarne |
| Population | 187 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Sierpowo (German: Breitenfelde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarne, within Człuchów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Czarne, 26 km (16 mi) west of Człuchów, and 136 km (85 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
Sierpowo was a private village within the Polish Crown, owned by various Polish nobles, administratively located in the Człuchów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. During World War II the Germans operated a labor camp for prisoners of war from the Stalag II-B prisoner-of-war camp in the village.
The landmark of Sierpowo is the timber framed Saint Jude Thaddeus church, built in the 17th century.
References
- Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 87 (in Polish)
- "Les Kommandos". Stalag IIB Hammerstein, Czarne en Pologne (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
| Gmina Czarne | ||
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