Zwierzyn [ˈzvjɛʐɨn] (German: Neu Mecklenburg)[1] is a village in Strzelce-Drezdenko County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the head of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Zwierzyn.[2] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Strzelce Krajeńskie and 25 km (16 mi) north-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski.
Zwierzyn | |
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Village | |
_(Church_of_Saint_John_in_Zwierzyn)_(4).jpg) Church of Saint John | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Zwierzyn | |
| Coordinates: 52°50′N 15°34′E / 52.833°N 15.567°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lubusz |
| County | Strzelce-Drezdenko |
| Gmina | Zwierzyn |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | FSD |
| Voivodeship roads |   |
| Website | http://www.zwierzyn.pl/ |
According to Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa (governmental institution responsible for the objects considered most important to the nation's cultural heritage) there is one heritage monument in Zwierzyn, the Church of Saint John the Baptist, which was built in 1767.
History edit
During World War II, the Germans enslaved Poles as forced labour in the village. On May 19, 1941, the Germans carried out a public execution of a 25-year-old Polish man.[3]
In 2015 a new railway station was erected in Zwierzyn.
Transport edit
Zwierzyn is located at the intersection of voivodeship roads 156 and 157, and there is also a railway station.
Sports edit
The local football club is Pionier Zwierzyn. It competes in the lower leagues.
Notable people edit
- Zenon Plech (1953–2020), Polish speedway rider
References edit
- ^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Mnichowski, Przemysław (1983). "Zbrodnie Gestapo na polskich robotnikach przymusowych na ziemi strzelecko-krajeńskiej w latach 1941–1942". Rocznik Lubuski (in Polish). XII: 240.
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