Sierpowo, Pomeranian Voivodeship

See also: Sierpowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Sierpowo
Village
Saint Jude Thaddeus church in Sierpowo
Sierpowo
Coordinates: 53°37′48″N 16°58′42″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Człuchów
Gmina	Czarne
Population	187
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Sierpowo [ɕɛrˈpɔvɔ] (German: Breitenfelde)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarne, within Człuchów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Czarne, 26 km (16 mi) west of Człuchów, and 136 km (85 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

Sierpowo was a private village within the Polish Crown, owned by various Polish nobles, administratively located in the Człuchów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[3] During World War II the Germans operated a labor camp for prisoners of war from the Stalag II-B prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[4]

The landmark of Sierpowo is the timber framed Saint Jude Thaddeus church, built in the 17th century.

References

1. Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
2. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
3. Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 87 (in Polish)
4. "Les Kommandos". Stalag IIB Hammerstein, Czarne en Pologne (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2020.