Stare Czarnowo

Stare Czarnowo
Village
Aerial view of Stare Czarnowo
Aerial view of Stare Czarnowo
Stare Czarnowo is located in Poland
Stare Czarnowo
Stare Czarnowo
Coordinates: 53°16′54″N 14°46′51″E / 53.28167°N 14.78083°E / 53.28167; 14.78083
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
CountyGryfino
GminaStare Czarnowo
Population
 (2011[1])
623
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
74-106
Area code+48 91
Vehicle registrationZGR

Stare Czarnowo [ˈstarɛ t͡ʂarˈnɔvɔ] (German: Neumark)[2] is a village in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stare Czarnowo.[3] It lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of Gryfino and 20 km (12 mi) south-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Stare Czarnowo's main historic landmark it the Church of Our Lady Help of Christians, which dates back to the 16th century.

The area became part of the emerging Polish state under its first historic ruler Mieszko I around 967.[4] Following the fragmentation of Poland, it formed part of the Duchy of Pomerania. From the 18th century, it formed part of Prussia, and from 1871 to 1945 it was also part of Germany.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Wieś Stare Czarnowo (zachodniopomorskie)". Polska w liczbach (in Polish). Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. ^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
  3. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  4. ^ Labuda, Gerard (1993). "Chrystianizacja Pomorza (X–XIII stulecie)". Studia Gdańskie (in Polish). Vol. IX. Gdańsk-Oliwa. p. 47.


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