Niwka, Kamień County

For other places with the same name, see Niwka.
Niwka
Settlement
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Kamień
Gmina Golczewo

Niwka [ˈnifka] (German: Augustenhof) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Golczewo, within Kamień County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1]

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

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Coordinates: 53°50′51″N 14°51′09″E / 53.84750°N 14.85250°E / 53.84750; 14.85250

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