Brzeżno
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Brzeżno | |
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Village | |
 Brzeżno - church | |
  Brzeżno | |
| Coordinates: 53°43′N 15°46′E / 53.717°N 15.767°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| County | Świdwin |
| Gmina | Brzeżno |
| Population | 970 |
Brzeżno [ˈbʐɛʐnɔ] (formerly German: Briesen bei Schivelbein)[1] is a village in Świdwin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Brzeżno.[2] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Świdwin and 86 km (53 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
The village has a population of 970.
References
[edit]- ^ M. Kaemmerer (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
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