Trzeszczyn
Village in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
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Trzeszczyn [ˈtʂɛʂt͡ʂɨn] (German Trestin)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border.[2] It lies approximately 4 km (2 mi) north-west of Police and 16 km (10 mi) north of the regional capital Szczecin.
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| Coordinates: 53°33′N 14°31′E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| County | Police |
| Gmina | Police |
| Population | 260 |
In the area of the village there is a memorial to the victims of Nazi camps in a town named Police.
In the Middle Ages the area of Trzeszczyn was a part of Duchy of Pomerania. In the 13th century, the village of Trzeszczyn was a feudal estate belonging to the knight Gobello, who was marshal at the court of Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania.[3]
After receiving the land from the Germans that happened after the Second World War, in the year 1946 Trzeszczyn was incorporated into the Enclave of Police. Nowadays it is a part of Polish Police County. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
The village has a population of 260.
