Barnowo, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Barnowo
Village
Barnowo
Coordinates: 54°14′25″N 17°14′36″E / 54.24028°N 17.24333°E
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Bytów
Gmina Kołczygłowy
Population 370

Barnowo [barˈnɔvɔ] (German: Barnow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kołczygłowy, within Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) east of Kołczygłowy, 21 km (13 mi) north-west of Bytów, and 92 km (57 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.

The village has a population of 370.

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Coordinates: 54°14′25″N 17°14′36″E / 54.24028°N 17.24333°E