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Pyrzyce
FlagCoat of arms
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Pyrzyce County
Gmina	Gmina Pyrzyce
Government
• Mayor	Kazimierz Lipiński
Area
• Total	39 km (15 sq mi)
Population
• Total	13,331
• Density	340/km (890/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	74-200
Car plates	ZPY
Website	http://www.pyrzyce.um.gov.pl

Pyrzyce (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Pirzëce, Template:Lang-de), is a town in Pomerania, north-western Poland, with 13,331 inhabitants (2007)

Capital of the Pyrzyce County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Szczecin Voivodeship (1975-1998).

History

An anonymous medieval document of ca. 850, called Bavarian Geographer mentions the tribe of Pyritzans who have 70 strongholds (Prissani civitates LXX. )

Population

1950: ? inhabitants
1960: 5,500 inhabitants
1970: 8,800 inhabitants
1975: 10,800 inhabitants
1980: 11,600 inhabitants
1990: ? inhabitants
2000: 13,200 inhabitants

Famous people

• Danuta Bartoszek
• Karl Gützlaff

Towns near Pyrzyce

• Szczecin City (Poland)
• Stargard Szczeciński (Poland)
• Lipiany (Poland)
• Choszczno (Poland)
• Myślibórz (Poland)
• Schwedt (Germany)
• Vierraden (Germany)
• Gryfino (Poland)

External links

• Official city webpage (in Polish)
• Satellite photo from Google Maps
• Webpage about the city walls of Pyrzyce

53°08′N 14°53′E / 53.133°N 14.883°E / 53.133; 14.883

v t e Pyrzyce County
Seat: Pyrzyce
Urban-rural gminas	Gmina Lipiany Gmina Pyrzyce
Rural gminas	Gmina Bielice Gmina Kozielice Gmina Przelewice Gmina Warnice

• Cities and towns in West Pomeranian Voivodeship