Węgorzewo, Złotów County

For other places with the same name, see Węgorzewo.
Węgorzewo
Village
Węgorzewo
Coordinates: 53°35′54″N 16°54′6″E / 53.59833°N 16.90167°E / 53.59833; 16.90167
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Złotów
Gmina Okonek
Population 280

Węgorzewo [vɛnɡɔˈʐɛvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Okonek, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Okonek, 28 km (17 mi) north of Złotów, and 133 km (83 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań.

Before 1648 the area was part of Duchy of Pomerania, 1648-1945 Prussia and Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 280.

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Coordinates: 53°35′54″N 16°54′6″E / 53.59833°N 16.90167°E / 53.59833; 16.90167


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