Borzęcin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Borzęcin.
Borzęcin
Village
Borzęcin
Coordinates: 53°58′52″N 15°16′39″E / 53.98111°N 15.27750°E / 53.98111; 15.27750
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Gryfice
Gmina Gryfice
Population 121

Borzęcin [bɔˈʐɛnt͡ɕin] (German: Borntin) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfice, within Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Gryfice and 78 km (48 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.[2]

Before 1945 the area was part of the German Province of Pomerania. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 121.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Gmina Gryfice (2014), Borzęcin. Source: Gryfice. Dzieje Miasta, praca zbiorowa pod redakcją Tadeusza Białeckiego, wyd. Urząd Miasta Gryfice, Uniwersytet Szczeciński, Oficyna Wydawnicza Archiwum Państwowego w Szczecinie „Dokument”; Szczecin 2013; s. 609-610.


Coordinates: 53°58′52″N 15°16′39″E / 53.98111°N 15.27750°E / 53.98111; 15.27750


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