Cerkwica

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Cerkwica

| settlement_type = Village

| image_skyline = Kościół Cerkwica.jpg

| image_caption = Church of the Sacred Heart

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{POL}}

| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship

| subdivision_name1 = West Pomeranian

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Gryfice

| subdivision_type3 = Gmina

| subdivision_name3 = Karnice

| coordinates = {{coord|54|1|N|15|7|E|region:PL|display=title,inline}}

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| population_total = 1200

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Cerkwica {{IPA|pl|t͡sɛrkˈfit͡sa|pron}} (German Zirkwitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Karnice, within Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.{{TERYT}} It lies approximately {{convert|5|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south-east of Karnice, {{convert|13|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north-west of Gryfice, and {{convert|76|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

In 1946–1998 the settlement was a part of the Szczecin Voivodeship. The population in 2004 was 1261 inhabitants.{{cite book |title=Plan rozwoju lokalnego gminy Karnice na lata 2005-2013 |publisher=Urząd Gminy w Karnicach |date=2005-05-06 |page=20 |chapter=II. Aktualna sytuacja społeczno-gospodarcza na obszarze gminy Karnice |url=http://www.bip.karnice.pl/unzip/657.dhtml}}

There's the Volunteer Fire Department Station in Cerkwica, part of the country-wide system of a volunteer fire department (VFD) outlets.{{cite web |url=http://www.szczecin.kwpsp.gov.pl/?type=article&action=view&id=57 |title=Wykaz OSP w KSRG w wojewódzktwie zachodniopomorskim w lutym 2011 r. |date=2011-03-02 |publisher=Komenda Wojewódzka Państwowej Straży Pożarnej w Szczecinie |accessdate=2011-08-14}} Before 1945 the area was part of Nazi Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

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{{Gmina Karnice}}

Category:Villages in Gryfice County

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