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Village in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Brzezin
Village
Brzezin is located in PolandBrzezinBrzezin
Coordinates: 53°11′N 14°54′E / 53.183°N 14.900°E / 53.183; 14.900
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
CountyPyrzyce
GminaPyrzyce
Population190

Brzezin (formerly German: Briesen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pyrzyce, within Pyrzyce County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Pyrzyce and 34 km (21 mi) south-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Etymology

The name Brzezin was believed to have its roots in the Polish word for birch (brzoza). In 1937 the Bund Deutscher Osten urged the mayor of the village to Germanize the settlement's name to Birkenhain.

For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 190.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. 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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