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Pniewo, Złotów County

Coordinates: 53°28′N 16°45′E / 53.467°N 16.750°E / 53.467; 16.750
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Pniewo
Village
Saint John the Baptist church in Pniewo
Saint John the Baptist church in Pniewo
Pniewo is located in Poland
Pniewo
Pniewo
Coordinates: 53°28′N 16°45′E / 53.467°N 16.750°E / 53.467; 16.750
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyZłotów
GminaOkonek
Population
 • Total
350
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationPZL

Pniewo [ˈpɲɛvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Okonek, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Okonek, 23 km (14 mi) north-west of Złotów, and 119 km (74 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań.

In the 10th century the area became part of the emering Polish state, and after the country's fragmentation it was part of the Duchy of Pomerania until 1648. Afterwards it was part of Prussia and Germany, before it became again part of Poland following World War II in 1945.

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.