Nowe Czarnowo
Nowe Czarnowo | |
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Village | |
Nowe Czarnowo with Dolna Odra Power Station in background | |
Nowe Czarnowo | |
| Coordinates: 53°11′N 14°29′E / 53.183°N 14.483°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| County | Gryfino |
| Gmina | Gryfino |
| Population | 660 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ZGR |
| Primary airport | Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport |
| National roads | |
Nowe Czarnowo [ˈnɔvɛ t͡ʂarˈnɔvɔ] (German: Neu Zarnow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border.[1] It lies approximately 8 km (5 mi) south of Gryfino and 27 km (17 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin.
The village has a population of approximately 660 residents. The Dolna Odra Power Station is located in the vicinity. Also nearby is a forest of oddly twisted trees, known as the Crooked Forest (Polish: Krzywy Las), a phenomenon which remains unsolved to this day.[2]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nowe Czarnowo.
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ "Poland's Mysterious Crooked Forest : Big Pic". Discovery.com. June 28, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2011.