Chociwel

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Chociwel
Coat of arms of Chociwel
Coat of arms
Chociwel (Poland)
Chociwel
Chociwel
Coordinates: 53°27′58″N 15°20′23″E / 53.46611, 15.33972
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Stargard
Gmina Chociwel
Area
 - Total 3.67 km² (1.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 3,285
 - Density 895.1/km² (2,318.3/sq mi)
Postal code 73-120
Website: http://www.chociwel.pl
For other places with the same name, see Chociwel (disambiguation).

Chociwel [xɔˈt​͡ɕivɛl] (German: Freienwalde) is a town in Poland, in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in Stargard County. It has 3,279 inhabitants (2004).

Prior to World War II Chociwel was in Germany and known as Freienwalde. It had a population of 3,406 in 1939. After the death and dislocation associated with the war, its population was down to 402 in 1946.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Columbia-Lippincott Gazeteer. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 403

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Coordinates: 53°28′N, 15°21′E

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