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Świdwin [ˈɕfidvin] (German: Schivelbein) is a town in Middle Pomerania, northwestern Poland with 16,240 inhabitants (2005). It has been the capital of Świdwin County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, previously having been in Koszalin Voivodeship (1950-1998).
Świdwin is the birthplace (in 1821) of the German pathologist and anthropologist Rudolf Virchow.
- Postal code: 78-300 and 78-301.
- Area code: +(0)48-(0)94
- Car designation: ZSD
[edit] Population
1950: ? inhabitants
1960: 10.000 inhabitants
1970: 12.600 inhabitants
1975: 13.500 inhabitants
1980: 14.000 inhabitants
1990: ? inhabitants
2000:
2004: 17,000 inhabitants
2005: 16,240 inhabitants
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Coordinates: 53°46′N, 15°47′E
Poland
