Drawno

Drawno

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Drawno
Coordinates: 53°13′N 15°45′E / 53.217°N 15.750°E / 53.217; 15.750
Country  Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Choszczno
Gmina Drawno
Area
  Total 5.03 km2 (1.94 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 2,399
  Density 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal code 73-220
Website http://www.drawno.pl

Drawno [ˈdravnɔ] (German: Neuwedell; Kashubian: Nowi Wedel) is a town in Choszczno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,425 inhabitants (2004). The headquarters of the Drawa National Park (Drawieński Park Narodowy) are located here.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.

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Coordinates: 53°13′N 15°45′E / 53.217°N 15.750°E / 53.217; 15.750

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