Baranowice, Lubusz Voivodeship

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Baranowice
Village
Baranowice
Coordinates: 52°44′23″N 15°33′24″E / 52.73972°N 15.55667°E / 52.73972; 15.55667
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
County Gorzów County
Gmina Santok
Population 110

Baranowice [baranɔˈvit͡sɛ] (formerly German Annenaue) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Santok, within Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Santok and 21 km (13 mi) east of Gorzów Wielkopolski. Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

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 by Poles.

The village has a population of 110.

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Coordinates: 52°44′23″N 15°33′24″E / 52.73972°N 15.55667°E / 52.73972; 15.55667

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