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Schivelbein

Świdwin
Świdwin Castle
Świdwin Castle
Coat of arms of Świdwin
Coat of arms
Świdwin is located in Poland
Świdwin
Świdwin
Coordinates: 53°47′N 15°46′E / 53.783°N 15.767°E / 53.783; 15.767Coordinates: 53°47′N 15°46′E / 53.783°N 15.767°E / 53.783; 15.767
Country  Poland
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.swidwin.pl

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 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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