Skąpe, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Skąpe.
Skąpe
Settlement
Skąpe
Coordinates: 53°36′24″N 16°3′53″E / 53.60667°N 16.06472°E / 53.60667; 16.06472
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Drawsko
Gmina Złocieniec
Population 2,007

Skąpe [ˈskɔmpɛ] (German: Beatenhof) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Złocieniec, within Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Złocieniec, 20 km (12 mi) north-east of Drawsko Pomorskie, and 101 km (63 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. 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 by Poles.

The settlement has a population of 2,007.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 53°36′24″N 16°3′53″E / 53.60667°N 16.06472°E / 53.60667; 16.06472


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