Schivelbein
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Świdwin Castle
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 Świdwin
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| Coordinates: 53°47′N 15°46′E / 53.783°N 15.767°ECoordinates: 53°47′N 15°46′E / 53.783°N 15.767°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian | |
| County | Świdwin County | |
| Gmina | Świdwin (urban gmina) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Jan Owsiak | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 22.38 km2 (8.64 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 99 m (325 ft) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 15 503 | |
| • Density | 698/km2 (1,810/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Zip code | 78-300 do 78-301 | |
| Area code(s) | +48-(0)94 | |
| Car plates | ZSD | |
| Website | www |
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Świdwin [ˈɕfidvin] (German: Schivelbein; Kashubian: Skwilbëno) is a town in West Pomeranian Voivodeship of northwestern Poland. It is the capital of Świdwin County established 1999, previously having been in Koszalin Voivodeship (1950–1998), and the administrative seat - though not part - of the Gmina Świdwin. Świdwin is situated in the historic Pomerania region on the left banks of the Rega river, about 100 km (62 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin and 44 km (27 mi) south of the Baltic coast at Kołobrzeg. As of 2007[update] the town has a population of 15,486.
In the 13th century the settlement belonged to the Duchy of Pomerania under the Griffin duke Barnim I. In 1248 the duke ceded the area to the Bishop of Cammin, who shortly afterwards sold it to the Ascanian margraves of Brandenburg. Schivelbein was incorporated as the northeastern outpost of the Neumark region and, though temporarily pawned to the State of the Teutonic Order, remained a Brandenburg possession until the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806. In 1816 it became part of the Prussian province of Pomerania.
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