Wicko [ˈvit͡skɔ] (German: Vietzig)[1] is a village in Lębork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wicko.[2] It lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-west of Lębork and 74 km (46 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.
Wicko | |
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Village | |
 Boundary stone of the Teutonic Order | |
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  Wicko | |
| Coordinates: 54°40′14″N 17°37′0″E / 54.67056°N 17.61667°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Lębork |
| Gmina | Wicko |
| Population | |
• Total | 690 |
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.
References
edit- ^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
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