Skórka, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Village in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland
53°13′23″N 16°52′23″E / 53.22306°N 16.87306°E / 53.22306; 16.87306Country PolandVoivodeshipGreater PolandCountyZłotówGminaKrajenkaPopulation
 (2005)
530[1]Postal code
64-917
Area code+48 067Car platesPZL

Skórka [ˈskurka] (German: Schönfeld)[2] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krajenka, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[3] It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-west of Krajenka, 19 km (12 mi) south-west of Złotów, and 92 km (57 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań.

Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1945 Prussia and Germany. For more on its history, see Złotów County. Between 1919 and 1939 it was close to the Polish–German border.

References

  1. ^ List of sołectwos of Gmina Krajenka
  2. ^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
  3. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  • www.skorka-dawid.republika.pl (in Polish)
  • www.mlyn-skorka.pl


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