Turzyn, Szczecin

Turzyn
Turzyn
Municipal neighbourhood
	Turzyn
	Location of Turzyn within Szczecin
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County/City	Szczecin
Population (2011)
• Total	20,373
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	+48 91
Car plates	ZS

Turzyn is a municipal neighbourhood of the city of Szczecin, Poland situated on the left bank of Oder river, west of the Szczecin Old Town and Middle Town.^[1] As of January 2011 it had a population of 20,373.^[2]

History

Before 1945 when Stettin was a part of Germany, the German name of this suburb was Stettin-Torney.^[1] After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.

References

^ ^a ^b Encyklopedia Szczecina. Tom II, P-Ż. Szczecin: Uniwersytet Szczeciński, 2000, p. 546. ISBN 83-7241-089-5 (pl)
^ "Zestawienie informacyjne o liczbie osób zameldowanych w Szczecinie" (in Polish). Urząd Miasta Szczecin. Retrieved 2011-01-23.

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[EncyklopediaSzczecina-1] Encyklopedia Szczecina. Tom II, P-Ż. Szczecin: Uniwersytet Szczeciński, 2000, p. 546. ISBN 83-7241-089-5 (pl)

[2] "Zestawienie informacyjne o liczbie osób zameldowanych w Szczecinie" (in Polish). Urząd Miasta Szczecin. Retrieved 2011-01-23.

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