Sławęcin, Szczecinek County

For other places with the same name, see Sławęcin.
Sławęcin
Settlement
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Szczecinek
Gmina Gmina Szczecinek

Sławęcin [swaˈvɛnt͡ɕin] (German: Lorkenheide) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Szczecinek, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1]

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.

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Coordinates: 53°49′38″N 16°34′27″E / 53.8271°N 16.5742°E / 53.8271; 16.5742

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