Brzezin
Brzezin | |
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  Brzezin | |
| Coordinates: 53°11′N 14°54′E / 53.183°N 14.900°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| County | Pyrzyce |
| Gmina | Pyrzyce |
| Population | 190 |
Brzezin [ˈbʐɛʑin] (formerly German: Briesen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pyrzyce, within Pyrzyce County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It is situated approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Pyrzyce and 34 km (21 mi) south-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
Etymology
[edit]The name "Brzezin" is believed to originate from the Polish word for birch.brzoza In 1937, the Bund Deutscher Osten urged the village mayor to change the settlement's name to Birkenhain.[2]
For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
The village has a population of 190.
References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Thum, Gregor (2011). "Chapter Eight: Cleansing Memory". Uprooted: How Breslau Became Wrocław During the Century of Expulsions. United States of America: Princeton University Press. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-691-15291-2.
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