Sierpowo, Pomeranian Voivodeship

See also: Sierpowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Sierpowo

Village

Saint Jude Thaddeus church in Sierpowo

Sierpowo

Coordinates: 53°37′48″N 16°58′42″E﻿ / ﻿53.63000°N 16.97833°E﻿ / 53.63000; 16.97833
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Pomeranian
County| Człuchów
Gmina| Czarne
Population

| 187
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)

Sierpowo [ɕɛrˈpɔvɔ] (German: Breitenfelde)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarne, within Człuchów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 7 km (4 mi) south of Czarne, 26 km (16 mi) west of Człuchów, and 136 km (85 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

Sierpowo was a private village within the Polish Crown, owned by various Polish nobles, administratively located in the Człuchów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[3] During World War II the German administration operated a labor camp for prisoners of war from the Stalag II-B prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[4]

The landmark of Sierpowo is the timber framed Saint Jude Thaddeus church, built in the 17th century.

## References

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1. ^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
2. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
3. ^ Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 87 (in Polish)
4. ^ "Les Kommandos". Stalag IIB Hammerstein, Czarne en Pologne (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2020.

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