Kunowo, Stargard County

For other places with the same name, see Kunowo.
Kunowo
Village
Kunowo
Coordinates: 53°19′N 14°56′E / 53.317°N 14.933°E / 53.317; 14.933
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Stargard
Gmina Kobylanka
Population 636

Kunowo [kuˈnɔvɔ] (German Kunow an der Straße) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobylanka, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Kobylanka, 7 km (4 mi) west of Stargard Szczeciński, and 26 km (16 mi) south-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 by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and were replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union.

The village has a population of 636.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 53°19′N 14°56′E / 53.317°N 14.933°E / 53.317; 14.933

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