Stepnica Explained

Stepnica
Settlement Type:town
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:West Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Goleniów
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Stepnica
Coordinates:53.6536°N 14.6325°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:2067

Stepnica (German: Stepenitz,[1] or Bad Stepenitz) is a town in Goleniów County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stepnica.[2] It lies approximately 17km (11miles) north-west of Goleniów and 270NaN0 north of Szczecin, the capital of the region.

Municipal law was given on 1 January 2014.[3] The town has a population of 2,067.

Stepnica is situated near the estuary of the Oder River - Roztoka Odrzańska, south of the Szczecin Lagoon on the route canoe between Police and Trzebież.

Notes and References

  1. Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
  2. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  3. Web site: Dziennik Ustaw 2013 r. poz. 869. www.dziennikustaw.gov.pl.