Wiklino
| Wiklino | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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Bus stop in village | |
  Wiklino | |
| Coordinates: 54°33′2″N 17°8′28″E / 54.55056°N 17.14111°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Słupsk County |
| Gmina | Gmina Słupsk |
| Population | 200 |
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Wiklino [viˈklinɔ] (German Beckel) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Słupsk, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Słupsk (Stolp) and 99 km (62 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk (Danzig).
Before 1945 the area of Farther Pomerania, where the village is located, was part of Germany.[2][3] On March 8th, 1945, the region was occupied by the Red Army, and after the end of World War II it was put under Polish administration. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
The village has a population of 200.
References
- ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ↑ Karl-Heinz Pagel: Der Landkreis Stolp in Pommern. Lübeck 1989, p. 387-389 (Download Description of village Beckel, in German)
- ↑ Ludwig Wilhelm Brüggemann: Ausführliche Beschreibung des gegenwärtigen Zustandes des Königlich-Preußischen Herzogtums Vor- und Hinterpommern. Part II, Vol. 2, Stettin 1784, p. 942, no. 2 (in German)