Juchowo
Juchowo | |
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Village | |
Juchowo | |
| Coordinates: 53°40′N 16°29′E / 53.667°N 16.483°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| County | Szczecinek |
| Gmina | Borne Sulinowo |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ZSZ |
Juchowo [juˈxɔvɔ] (German: Juchow)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[2] It lies approximately 11 km (7 mi) north of Borne Sulinowo, 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Szczecinek, and 129 km (80 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin.
It is situated on the eastern shore of Juchowo Lake.
History
The territory became part of the emerging Polish state under its first ruler Mieszko I around 967.[3] Following the fragmentation of Poland, it was part of the Duchy of Pomerania, which joined the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. After dissolution of the latter, it was part of the Kingdom of Prussia, before becoming part of reunified Germany in 1871, which lasted until 1945.
References
- ^ M. Kaemmerer (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
- ^ "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).
- ^ Labuda, Gerard (1993). "Chrystianizacja Pomorza (X–XIII stulecie)". Studia Gdańskie (in Polish). Vol. IX. Gdańsk-Oliwa. p. 47.