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| Bierkowo | |
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| — Village — | |
 Bierkowo
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| Coordinates: 54°28′39″N 16°55′45″E / 54.4775°N 16.92917°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Słupsk County |
| Gmina | Gmina Słupsk |
| Elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Population | 921 |
Bierkowo [bjɛrˈkɔvɔ] (German Birkow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Słupsk, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Słupsk and 112 km (70 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany.[2][3] After the end of World War II the inhabitants were expelled. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
The village has a population of 921 in 2008.
In 2010, INFO-FM-TV built a 124 metres tall broadcasting tower at Bierkowo.
[edit] References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa.
- ^ Karl-Heinz Pagel: Der Landkreis Stolp in Pommern. Lübeck 1989, pp. 398-402, in German (Online)
- ^ Ludwig Wilhelm Brüggemann: Ausführliche Beschreibung des gegenwärtigen Zustandes des Königlich-Preußischen Herzogtums Vor- und Hinterpommern. Part II, Vol. 2, p. 930, no. 1 (in German)
Coordinates: 54°28′39″N 16°55′45″E / 54.4775°N 16.92917°E
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