Czarne

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Czarne is a town in powiat Człuchów of Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland. Coordinates: 53°41' N 16°57' E. Previously called Hammerstein during the period of 1772-1920. when it was in West Prussia. In the late 1800s the Prussian army built a large training ground (Übungsplatz). In World War I the German army used it for a large Prisoner-of-war camp for Russian prisoners. In World War II it was the site of the notorious Stalag II-B in which tens of thousands, mainly Soviet prisoners, died from disease, mistreatment and malnutrition.

Population: 6053 (2000).

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Coordinates: 53°41′N, 16°57′E

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