Golczewo

For villages, see Golczewo, Stargard County and Gołczewo.

Golczewo
Centre of the town
Flag Coat of arms
Golczewo
Coordinates: 53°49′34″N 14°58′55″E / 53.82611°N 14.98194°E / 53.82611; 14.98194
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Kamień
Gmina	Golczewo
Area
• Total	7.42 km2 (2.86 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	2,724
• Density	370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Postal code	72-410
Website	http://www.golczewo.pl/

Golczewo [ɡɔlˈt͡ʂɛvɔ] (German: Gülzow) is a town in Kamień County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,718 inhabitants (2004).

Before 1945 the area was part of 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. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

External links

• Official town webpage
• Jewish Community in Golczewo on Virtual Shtetl

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Golczewo.

Gmina Golczewo Town and seat Golczewo Villages Baczysław Barnisławice Dargoszewko Dargoszewo Dobromyśl Drzewica Gacko Gadom Golczewo-Gaj Imno Kłęby Kłodzino Koplino Kozielice Kretlewo Książ Mechowo Niemica Niwka Ronica Samlino Sosnowice Strażnica Unibórz Upadły Wołowiec Wysoka Kamieńska Żabie Zielonka

Coordinates: 53°49′N 14°59′E / 53.817°N 14.983°E / 53.817; 14.983