Szczaniec
Village in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland
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Szczaniec ([ˈʂt͡ʂaɲɛt͡s]; German: Stentsch) is a village in Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Szczaniec.
Szczaniec | |
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Village | |
Aerial view of Szczaniec | |
  Szczaniec Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 52°16′N 15°41′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lubusz |
| County | Świebodzin |
| Gmina | Szczaniec |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,473 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | FSW |
| Website | http://www.szczaniec.pl |
During World War II, in 1940–1941, Nazi Germany operated a forced labour camp for Jewish men in the village.[2]
