Boleszkowice, Szczecinek County

Boleszkowice
Village
Boleszkowice
Coordinates: 53°51′54″N 16°17′44″E / 53.86500°N 16.29556°E / 53.86500; 16.29556
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Szczecinek
Gmina Grzmiąca
Population 60

Boleszkowice [bɔlɛʂkɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Karlshöhe) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grzmiąca, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) north-west of Szczecinek and 124 km (77 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

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.

The village has a population of 60.

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Coordinates: 53°51′54″N 16°17′44″E / 53.86500°N 16.29556°E / 53.86500; 16.29556

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