Kiełbice

Kiełbice
Settlement
Kiełbice
Coordinates: 53°4′26″N 14°31′41″E / 53.07389°N 14.52806°E / 53.07389; 14.52806
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Gryfino
Gmina Widuchowa

Kiełbice [kʲɛu̯ˈbit͡sɛ] (German: Kolbitz) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Widuchowa, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Widuchowa, 20 km (12 mi) south of Gryfino, and 39 km (24 mi) south 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.

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Coordinates: 53°4′26″N 14°31′41″E / 53.07389°N 14.52806°E / 53.07389; 14.52806


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