Ameryka, Słupsk County

For other places with the same name, see Ameryka.
Ameryka
Village
Ameryka
Coordinates: 54°40′55″N 17°27′4″E / 54.68194°N 17.45111°E / 54.68194; 17.45111
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Słupsk County
Gmina Główczyce

Ameryka [amɛˈrɨka] (German: Amerika) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Główczyce, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Główczyce, 37 km (23 mi) north-east of Słupsk, and 85 km (53 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

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: 54°40′55″N 17°27′4″E / 54.68194°N 17.45111°E / 54.68194; 17.45111


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