Brzezin Explained

Brzezin
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:West Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pyrzyce
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Pyrzyce
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:53.1833°N 68°W
Population Total:190

Brzezin (formerly) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pyrzyce, within Pyrzyce County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6km (04miles) north of Pyrzyce and 340NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Etymology

The name Brzezin was believed to have its roots in the Polish word for birch (brzoza). In 1937 the Bund Deutscher Osten urged the mayor of the village to Germanize the settlement's name to Birkenhain.[2]

For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 190.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: Thum . Gregor . Uprooted: How Breslau Became Wrocław During the Century of Expulsions . 2011 . Princeton University Press . United States of America . 978-0-691-15291-2 . 248 . Chapter Eight: Cleansing Memory.