Grochów, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
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Grochów ' is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfice
, within Gryfice County
, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
, in northwestern Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Gryfice
and 61 km (38 mi) northeast of the regional capital Szczecin
.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany
. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania
.
Gmina Gryfice
Gmina Gryfice is an urban-rural gmina in Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Gryfice, which lies approximately north-east of the regional capital Szczecin....
, within Gryfice County
Gryfice County
Gryfice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the Baltic coast. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town...
, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...
, in northwestern Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Gryfice
Gryfice
Gryfice is a town in Pomerania, north-western Poland with 16 632 inhabitants . It is the capital of Gryfice County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship , previously in Szczecin Voivodeship .-History:...
and 61 km (38 mi) northeast of the regional capital Szczecin
Szczecin
Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
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Before 1945 the area was part of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania
History of Pomerania
The history of Pomerania dates back more than 10,000 years. Settlement in the area started by the end of the Vistula Glacial Stage, about 13,000 years ago. Archeological traces have been found of various cultures during the Stone and Bronze Age, of Veneti and Germanic peoples during the Iron Age...
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