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Lotyń, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Coordinates: 53°36′N 16°48′E / 53.600°N 16.800°E / 53.600; 16.800
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Lotyń
Local church
Local church
Lotyń is located in Poland
Lotyń
Lotyń
Coordinates: 53°36′N 16°48′E / 53.600°N 16.800°E / 53.600; 16.800
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyZłotów
GminaOkonek
Population
 • Total1,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationPZL
Websitehttp://www.osplotyn.pl/

Lotyń [ˈlɔtɨɲ] (German: Lottin)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Okonek, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[2] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Okonek; 32 km (20 mi) north-west of Złotów; and 134 km (83 mi) north of the regional capital, Poznań.

In the 10th century the area became part of the emering Polish state, and after the country's fragmentation it was part of the Duchy of Pomerania until 1648. Afterwards it was part of Prussia and Germany, before it became again part of Poland following World War II in 1945.

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References

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  1. ^ Kaemmerer, Margarete (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  3. ^ Hashagen, Justus (1911). "Hertzberg, Ewald Friedrich, Count von" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). pp. 401–402.