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Revision as of 11:30, 8 March 2006 by SmackBot (talk | contribs) (RM caps in section headers and/or minor fixes using AWB)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Pyrzyce (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Pirzëce, German: Pyritz), is a town in Pomerania, north-western Poland, with some 13,200 inhabitants (1998)
Capital of the Pyrzyce County in West Pomeranian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Szczecin Voivodship (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
External links
- Official city webpage (in Polish)
- Satellite photo from Google Maps
- Webpage about the city walls of Pyrzyce