Czaplice, Wałcz County
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Czaplice | |
Coordinates: 53°5′37″N 16°9′15″E / 53.09361°N 16.15417°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
County | Wałcz |
Gmina | Człopa |
Population | 204 |
Czaplice [t͡ʂaˈplit͡sɛ] (German: Gramsthal) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Człopa, within Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-east of Człopa, 29 km (18 mi) south-west of Wałcz, and 111 km (69 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin.
Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1945 Prussia and 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 more on its history, see History of Pomerania.
The village has a population of 204.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
Coordinates: 53°5′37″N 16°9′15″E / 53.09361°N 16.15417°E