Chomętowo, Gryfice County

For other places with the same name, see Chomętowo.
Chomętowo
Village
Chomętowo
Coordinates: 54°2′14″N 15°10′30″E / 54.03722°N 15.17500°E / 54.03722; 15.17500
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Gryfice
Gmina Trzebiatów
Population 254

Chomętowo [xɔmɛnˈtɔvɔ] (German: Gumtow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trzebiatów, within Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Trzebiatów, 14 km (9 mi) north of Gryfice, and 80 km (50 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of 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 the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 254.

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Coordinates: 54°2′14″N 15°10′30″E / 54.03722°N 15.17500°E / 54.03722; 15.17500


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