Zapolice, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Zapolice (disambiguation).
Zapolice
Village
Zapolice
Coordinates: 54°4′45″N 15°10′54″E / 54.07917°N 15.18167°E / 54.07917; 15.18167
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Gryfice
Gmina Trzebiatów
Population 81

Zapolice [zapɔˈlit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trzebiatów, within Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Trzebiatów, 19 km (12 mi) north of Gryfice, and 84 km (52 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 81.

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Coordinates: 54°4′45″N 15°10′54″E / 54.07917°N 15.18167°E / 54.07917; 15.18167

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