Wierzbięcin, Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Wierzbięcin.
Wierzbięcin
Village
Wierzbięcin
Coordinates: 54°29′27″N 16°53′58″E / 54.49083°N 16.89944°E / 54.49083; 16.89944
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Słupsk County
Gmina Gmina Słupsk
Population 86

Wierzbięcin [vjɛʐˈbjɛnt͡ɕin], (German: Grünhagen), is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Słupsk, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Słupsk and 114 km (71 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1945 the area of Farther Pomerania, where the village is located, was part of Germany. After World War II the area was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union.

The village has a population of 86.

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Coordinates: 54°29′27″N 16°53′58″E / 54.49083°N 16.89944°E / 54.49083; 16.89944


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