Dołgie, Gryfino County

For other places with the same name, see Dołgie.
Dołgie
Village
Dołgie
Coordinates: 53°10′35″N 14°39′11″E / 53.17639°N 14.65306°E / 53.17639; 14.65306
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Gryfino
Gmina Gryfino
Population 299

Dołgie [ˈdɔu̯ɡʲɛ] (German Langenhagen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border.[1] It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Gryfino and 28 km (17 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin.

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.

The village has a population of 299.

References


Coordinates: 53°10′35″N 14°39′11″E / 53.17639°N 14.65306°E / 53.17639; 14.65306


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 2/14/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.