Podborsko
Podborsko [pɔdˈbɔrskɔ] (formerly German Kiefheide) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tychowo, within Białogard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Tychowo, 13 km (8 mi) southeast of Białogard, and 118 km (73 mi) northeast of the regional capital Szczecin.
Podborsko | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Podborsko | |
| Coordinates: 53°55′58″N 16°8′14″E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| County | Białogard |
| Gmina | Tychowo |
| Population | 60 |
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
The village has a population of 60. A little to the north of the village are the remains of an underground Cold War Soviet Union nuclear military base,[2][3] which is now open as a museum.[4]
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Blakemore, Erin (21 January 2019). "Archaeology reveals Cold War nuclear bunkers in Poland". National Geographic. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- Palka, Jaroslaw (2018). "The Vistula Programme - Nuclear Weapons for the Polish People's Army in case of war" (PDF). Kwartalnik Historyczny. ISSN 0023-5903. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- "Muzeum Zimnej Wojny Podborsko 3001". Muzeum Oręża Polskiego w Kołobrzegu. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
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