Odargowo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Odargowo
Village
Odargowo
Coordinates: 53°20′30″N 15°21′33″E / 53.34167°N 15.35917°E / 53.34167; 15.35917
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Stargard
Gmina Dobrzany

Odargowo [ɔdarˈɡɔvɔ] (German Wudarge) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrzany, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Dobrzany, 22 km (14 mi) east of Stargard Szczeciński, and 53 km (33 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.

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Coordinates: 53°20′30″N 15°21′33″E / 53.34167°N 15.35917°E / 53.34167; 15.35917

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