Pyrzyce
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  Pyrzyce
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian | ||
| County | Pyrzyce County | ||
| Gmina | Gmina Pyrzyce | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Kazimierz Lipiński | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 39 km² (15.1 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| - Total | 13,331 | ||
| - Density | 341.8/km² (885.3/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 74-200 | ||
| Car plates | ZPY | ||
| Website: http://www.pyrzyce.um.gov.pl | |||
Pyrzyce [pɨˈʐɨt͡sɛ] (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Pirzëce, German: Pyritz), 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).
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[edit] History
An anonymous medieval document of ca. 850, called Bavarian Geographer mentions the tribe of Pyritzans who have 70 strongholds (Prissani civitates LXX. )
[edit] 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
[edit] Famous people
[edit] Towns near Pyrzyce
- Szczecin City (Poland)
- Stargard Szczeciński (Poland)
- Lipiany (Poland)
- Choszczno (Poland)
- Myślibórz (Poland)
- Schwedt (Germany)
- Vierraden (Germany)
- Gryfino (Poland)
[edit] External links
- Official city webpage (in Polish)
- Satellite photo from Google Maps
- Webpage about the city walls of Pyrzyce
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