Bąkowo, Bytów County

For other places with the same name, see Bąkowo (disambiguation).
Bąkowo
Village
Bąkowo
Coordinates: 54°11′38″N 17°3′6″E / 54.19389°N 17.05167°E / 54.19389; 17.05167
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Bytów
Gmina Trzebielino
Population 22

Bąkowo [bɔnˈkɔvɔ] (German: Altschäferei) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trzebielino, within Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Trzebielino, 30 km (19 mi) west of Bytów, and 105 km (65 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Until 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 details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 22.

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Coordinates: 54°11′38″N 17°3′6″E / 54.19389°N 17.05167°E / 54.19389; 17.05167


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