Gryfino
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Gryfino | |||
Coordinates: 53°15′N 14°29′E / 53.250°N 14.483°E | |||
Country |
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Voivodeship | West Pomeranian | ||
County | Gryfino County | ||
Gmina | Gmina Gryfino | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Henryk Piłat | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 9.58 km2 (3.70 sq mi) | ||
Population (2006) | |||
• Total | 21,478 | ||
• Density | 2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
Postal code | 74-100 | ||
Car plates | ZGR | ||
Website |
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Gryfino [ɡrɨˈfʲinɔ] (German: Greifenhagen; Kashubian: Gripiewò) is a town in Pomerania, northwestern Poland with 22,500 inhabitants (2004). It is also the capital of Gryfino County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Szczecin Voivodeship (1975–1998).
The town is located on the Odra Wschodnia (Reglitz), the eastern branch of the Oder river, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of the Pomeranian capital Szczecin (Stettin). The western branch of the Oder, 2 km (1 mi) away from the town center, has marked the border with Germany since 1945. There is a straight road link between Gryfino and the German town of Mescherin across the two rivers.
International relations
Gryfino is twinned with:
Towns near Gryfino
Gallery
- Gryfino train station
- A bridge on the Oder River in Gryfino
Demographics
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1875 | 6,759 | — |
1890 | 6,692 | −1.0% |
1925 | 8,184 | +22.3% |
1939 | 9,855 | +20.4% |
1960 | 5,300 | −46.2% |
1970 | 7,400 | +39.6% |
1975 | 10,800 | +45.9% |
1980 | 15,300 | +41.7% |
1990 | 21,000 | +37.3% |
1995 | 22,100 | +5.2% |
2004 | 22,500 | +1.8% |
Source: verwaltungsgeschichte.de |
Notable people
- Michał Bieniek (born 1984 in Gryfino) a former Polish athlete who specialized in the high jump. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics
See also
- Crooked Forest, a nearby forest
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gryfino. |
Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Greifenhagen. |
- Official website
- Jewish Community in Gryfino on Virtual Shtetl
Coordinates: 53°15′N 14°29′E / 53.250°N 14.483°E
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