Dziwnów

Dziwnów

Main street in Dziwnów

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Dziwnów
Coordinates: 54°1′N 14°45′E / 54.017°N 14.750°E / 54.017; 14.750
Country  Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Kamień
Gmina Dziwnów
Established 1243
Town rights 1.01.2004
Government
 • Mayor Grzegorz Jóźwiak
Area
 • Total 4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 2,923
 • Density 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 72-420
Area code(s) +48 91
Car plates ZKA
Website http://www.dziwnow.pl

Dziwnów [ˈd͡ʑivnuf] (German: Berg Dievenow) is a town in north-western Poland situated on the Baltic Sea at the mouth of the river Dziwna. Previously in the Szczecin Voivodeship (1975–1998), Dziwnów has been in Kamień Pomorski County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999. The population is 3,031 (2004).

Before 1945 the area was part of the German Province of Pomerania. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

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    Coordinates: 54°01′N 14°45′E / 54.017°N 14.750°E / 54.017; 14.750



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