Widzino

Widzino
Village
Widzino
Coordinates: 54°25′38″N 16°57′51″E / 54.42722°N 16.96417°E / 54.42722; 16.96417
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Słupsk County
Gmina Kobylnica
Population 535

Widzino [viˈd͡ʑinɔ] (German Veddin) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobylnica, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Kobylnica, 7 km (4 mi) south-west of Słupsk, and 109 km (68 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Until 1945, the area was part of Germany. After World War II the area was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union.

The village has a population of 535.

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Coordinates: 54°25′38″N 16°57′51″E / 54.42722°N 16.96417°E / 54.42722; 16.96417

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