Czarne
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Pomeranian | ||
| County | Człuchów | ||
| Gmina | Czarne | ||
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| - Total | 46.39 km² (17.9 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 5,917 | ||
| - Density | 127.5/km² (330.4/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 77-330 | ||
| Website: http://www.czarne.go.pl | |||
Czarne [ˈt͡ʂarnɛ] is a town in Człuchów County of Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland. It was previously called Hammerstein during the period of 1772-1920. when it was in West Prussia. In the late 1800s the Prussian army built a large training ground (Übungsplatz) there. In World War I the German army used it for a large Prisoner-of-war camp for Russian prisoners. In World War II it was the site of the notorious Stalag II-B in which tens of thousands, mainly Soviet prisoners, died from disease, mistreatment and malnutrition.
Population: 6,053 (2000).
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