Świerzno, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Village in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Coat of arms

53°57′53″N 14°57′56″E / 53.96472°N 14.96556°E / 53.96472; 14.96556Country

PolandVoivodeshipWest PomeranianCountyKamieńGminaŚwierznoPopulation

• Total670Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationZKAWebsitehttp://swierzno.pl

Świerzno (Polish: [ˈɕfjɛʐnɔ]; German: Schwirsen)^[1] is a village in Kamień County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Świerzno.^[2] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Kamień Pomorski and 66 km (41 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

The village has a population of 670.

Notable residents

Ernst Ziemer (1911-1986), Wehrmacht officer

References

^ Kaemmerer, Margarete (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.