Trzeszczyn Explained

Trzeszczyn
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:West Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Police
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Police
Coordinates:53.55°N 45°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:260

Trzeszczyn (German Trestin)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border.[2] It lies approximately 4km (02miles) north-west of Police and 160NaN0 north of the regional capital Szczecin.

In the area of the village there is a memorial to the victims of Nazi camps in a town named Police.

In the Middle Ages the area of Trzeszczyn was a part of Duchy of Pomerania. After receiving the land from the Germans that happened after the Second World War, in the year 1946 Trzeszczyn was incorporated into the Enclave of Police. Nowadays it is a part of Polish Police County. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 260.

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.