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Zwierzyn, Lubusz Voivodeship

Coordinates: 52°50′N 15°34′E / 52.833°N 15.567°E / 52.833; 15.567
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For similarly named places, see Zwierzyn, West Pomeranian Voivodeship and Zwierzyń, Subcarpathian Voivodeship.
Zwierzyn
Village
Coat of arms of Zwierzyn
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Zwierzyn is located in Poland
Zwierzyn
Zwierzyn
Coordinates: 52°50′N 15°34′E / 52.833°N 15.567°E / 52.833; 15.567
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipLubusz
CountyStrzelce-Drezdenko
GminaZwierzyn
Population
1,300
Websitehttp://www.zwierzyn.pl/

Zwierzyn [ˈzvjɛʐɨn] (formerly German Neu Mecklenburg) is a village in Strzelce-Drezdenko County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the head of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Zwierzyn.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Strzelce Krajeńskie and 25 km (16 mi) north-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

According to Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa (governmental institution responsible for the objects considered most important to the nation's cultural heritage) there is one monument in Zwierzyn, John the Baptist Roman-Catholic Church built in 1767.

Zwierzyn has the first modern build railway station in the west of Poland, completed in 2015.

The village has a population of 1,300.


References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


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