Moryń
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For the American baseball player, see Walt Moryn.
| Moryń | ||
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  Moryń | ||
| Coordinates: 52°51′34″N 14°23′37″E / 52.85944°N 14.39361°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland | |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian | |
| County | Gryfino | |
| Gmina | Moryń | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.54 km2 (2.14 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 1,570 | |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 74-503 | |
| Website | http://www.moryn.pl/ | |
Moryń [ˈmɔrɨɲ] (German: Mohrin) is a town in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,580 inhabitants (2004).
The English author Christopher Isherwood describes spending several months in the spring and summer of 1932 in Mohrin in chapter five of his biography Christopher & His Kind. He is best known for his books Mr Norris changes Trains and Goodbye to Berlin, which are the background for the play I Am a Camera and the film Cabaret
Notable residents
- Christian Friedrich Koch (1798-1872), German jurist.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Moryń is twinned with:
- Bronson, Michigan, USA
External links
Coordinates: 52°51′N 14°23′E / 52.850°N 14.383°E
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