Coordinates: 54°7′20″N 16°10′9″E / 54.12222°N 16.16917°E / 54.12222; 16.16917

Świeszyno, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

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Świeszyno
Village
Nativity of the Virgin Mary church
Nativity of the Virgin Mary church
Świeszyno is located in Poland
Świeszyno
Świeszyno
Coordinates: 54°7′20″N 16°10′9″E / 54.12222°N 16.16917°E / 54.12222; 16.16917
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
CountyKoszalin
GminaŚwieszyno
Population
497
Websitehttp://www.swieszyno.pl

Świeszyno (Polish: [ɕfjɛˈʂɨnɔ]; German: Schwessin) is a village in Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Świeszyno.[1]

It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Koszalin and 131 km (81 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

The village has a population of 497.

Notable residents

  • Ernst Pöppel (born 1940), German psychologist and neuroscientist

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.