Ameryka, Słupsk County

For other places with the same name, see Ameryka.

Ameryka [amɛˈrɨka] (German: Amerika) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Główczyce, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Główczyce, 37 km (23 mi) north-east of Słupsk, and 85 km (53 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

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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Gmina Główczyce

Seat	Główczyce

Other villages	Ameryka Będziechowo Będzimierz Borek Skórzyński Budki Bukowski Młyn Cecenówko Cecenowo Choćmirówko Choćmirowo Ciemino Czarny Młyn Dargoleza Dochówko Dochowo Drzeżewo Gać Gatka Górzyno Gorzysław Gostkowo Izbica Karolin Karpno Klęcinko Klęcino Kokoszki Lipno Lisia Góra Michałowo Mokre Murowaniec Następowo Nowe Klęcinko Olszewko Pękalin Pobłocie Podole Wielkie Przebędowo Słupskie Rówienko Równo Rumsko Rzuski Las Rzuszcze Siodłonie Skórzyno Stowięcino Święcino Szczypkowice Szelewo Warblino Wielka Wieś Wolinia Wykosowo Zawada Żelkowo Zgierz Zgojewko Zgojewo Żoruchowo

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