Wicko, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Wicko
Village
Wicko
Coordinates: 54°40′14″N 17°37′0″E / 54.67056°N 17.61667°E / 54.67056; 17.61667
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Lębork
Gmina	Wicko
Population	690

Wicko [ˈvit͡skɔ] (Kashubian: Wickò, German Vietzig) is a village in Lębork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wicko.^[1] It lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-west of Lębork and 74 km (46 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1945 the area of Farther Pomerania, where the village is located, was part of Germany. For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 690.

References

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

Gmina Wicko

Seat	Wicko

Other villages	Bargędzino Białogarda Bieśno Cegielnia Charbrowska Charbrowo Charbrowski Bór Dychlino Dymnica Gąska Gęś Górka Komaszewo Kopaniewo Krakulice Łebieniec Lucin Maszewko Nieznachowo Nowęcin Podróże Poraj Przybrzeże Roszczyce Sądowo Sarbsk Skarszewo Steknica Strzeszewo Szczenurze Szczenurze-Kolonia Ulinia Wojciechowo Wrzeście Wrześcienko Zachacie Żarnowska Zdrzewno

Coordinates: 54°40′14″N 17°37′0″E / 54.67056°N 17.61667°E / 54.67056; 17.61667

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