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Brzeźniak, Wałcz County

Coordinates: 53°8′50″N 16°4′35″E / 53.14722°N 16.07639°E / 53.14722; 16.07639
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Brzeźniak
Settlement
Brzeźniak is located in Poland
Brzeźniak
Brzeźniak
Coordinates: 53°8′50″N 16°4′35″E / 53.14722°N 16.07639°E / 53.14722; 16.07639
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
CountyWałcz
GminaCzłopa
Highest elevation
102 m (335 ft)
Lowest elevation
83 m (272 ft)
Population
11

Brzeźniak [ˈbʐɛʑɲak] (German: Birkholz)[1] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Człopa, within Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[2] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Człopa, 30 km (19 mi) south-west of Wałcz, and 104 km (65 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, and in 1772–1945 it belonged to Prussia and Germany. For more on its history, see Wałcz County.

References

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  1. ^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.