Okole, Stargard County

For other places with the same name, see Okole.

Okole
Settlement
Okole
Coordinates: 53°23′17″N 15°29′28″E / 53.38806°N 15.49111°E / 53.38806; 15.49111
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Stargard
Gmina	Dobrzany

Okole [ɔˈkɔlɛ] (German Wokuhl) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrzany, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Dobrzany, 32 km (20 mi) east of Stargard Szczeciński, and 61 km (38 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin.

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

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Dobrzany

Town and seat	Dobrzany

Villages	Biała Błotno Bytowo Dolice Grabnica Kępno Kielno Kozy Krzemień Lutkowo Mosina Odargowo Ognica Okole Sierakowo Szadzko

Coordinates: 53°23′17″N 15°29′28″E / 53.38806°N 15.49111°E / 53.38806; 15.49111

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