Brzeźnica, Szczecinek County

For other places with the same name, see Brzeźnica.

Brzeźnica [bʐɛʑˈnit͡sa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biały Bór, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Biały Bór, 24 km (15 mi) north-east of Szczecinek, and 161 km (100 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

Brzeźnica
Village
Brzeźnica
Coordinates: 53°53′36″N 16°53′8″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Szczecinek
Gmina	Biały Bór
Population	130
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	ZSZ

The village has a population of 130.

Brzeźnica was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Człuchów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.^[2] It was annexed by Prussia in the First Partition of Poland in 1772, from 1871 it was part of Germany, and following Germany's defeat in World War II in 1945 it was restored to Poland.

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 81 (in Polish)