Skwierzyna
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Lubusz | ||
| County | Międzyrzecz | ||
| Gmina | Skwierzyna | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Arkadiusz Piotrowski | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 35.69 km² (13.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 10,010 | ||
| - Density | 280.5/km² (726.4/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 66-440 | ||
| Car plates | FMI | ||
| Website: http://www.skwierzyna.pl | |||
Skwierzyna [skfjɛˈʐɨna] (German: Schwerin an der Warthe) is a town of 10,339 inhabitants (2005) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It is located between the town of Międzyrzecz and the city of Gorzów Wielkopolski, and stands at the confluence of the rivers Obra and Warta.
Until 1793 the town was part of the Kingdom of Poland. After the partitions of Poland it was annexed together with the whole region of Greater Poland by the Kingdom of Prussia. In 1919, according to the Treaty of Versailles, the town was left in a small, mostwestern part of Greater Poland which did not return to the recreated Polish state. At that time the townspeople were predominantly Ethnic German until the end of World War 2, when the German population was expelled and replaced by Poles who had been expelled or left Ukraine and Lithuania.
The town is situated in a particularly green part of Poland. Extensive forests and numerous lakes can be found in the vicinity.
[edit] Notable Reisdents
- Johann Gottfried Piefke (1817–1884), musician
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