Borkowo, Sławno County

For other places with the same name, see Borkowo.

Borkowo
Village
Borkowo
Coordinates: 54°13′50″N 16°35′19″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Sławno
Gmina	Malechowo
Population	160

Borkowo [bɔrˈkɔvɔ] (formerly German Borkow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Malechowo, 17 km (11 mi) south of Sławno, and 160 km (99 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

It is noted for the Borkowo megalithic cemetery – a Bronze Age burial ground.[2]

For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 160.

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Gimbutas, Marija (1965). Bronze Age Cultures in Central and Eastern Europe. Mouton & Co. p. 391.