Skórka, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Skórka
Village

Church in Skórka
Skórka
Coordinates: 53°13′23″N 16°52′23″E / 53.22306°N 16.87306°E / 53.22306; 16.87306
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Złotów
Gmina Krajenka
Population (2005) 530
Postal code 64-917
Area code(s) +48 067
Car plates PZL

Skórka [ˈskurka] (German: Schönfeld) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krajenka, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] 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.

In 2005 the village had a population of 530.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ↑ List of sołectwos of Gmina Krajenka


Coordinates: 53°13′23″N 16°52′23″E / 53.22306°N 16.87306°E / 53.22306; 16.87306


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