Chociwel

Chociwel

Coat of arms
Chociwel
Coordinates:
Country  Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Stargard
Gmina Chociwel
Area
 • Total 3.67 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 3,285
 • Density 895.1/km2 (2,318.3/sq mi)
Postal code 73-120
Website http://www.chociwel.pl

Chociwel [xɔˈt​͡ɕivɛl] (German: Freienwalde in Pommern; Kashubian: Frinwôłd) is a town in Poland, in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in Stargard County. It has 3,279 inhabitants (2004).

Prior to World War II Chociwel was in Germany and known as Freienwalde. It had a population of 3,406 in 1939. After the death and dislocation associated with the war, its population was down to 402 in 1946.[1]

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ Columbia-Lippincott Gazeteer. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 403

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