Turzyn is a municipal neighbourhood of the city of Szczecin, Poland situated on the left bank of Oder river, west of the Szczecin Old Town and Middle Town.[1] As of January 2011 it had a population of 20,373.[2]
Turzyn | |
|---|---|
Municipal neighbourhood | |
 Turzyn, 2009 | |
 Location of Turzyn within Szczecin | |
| Coordinates: 53°25′42″N 14°31′19″E / 53.42833°N 14.52194°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| County/City | Szczecin |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 20,373 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +48 91 |
| Car plates | ZS |
History
editBefore 1945 when Stettin was a part of Germany, the German name of this suburb was Stettin-Torney.[1]
Aleksander Wolszczan attended a school in Turzyn(VI Liceum Ogólnokształcące).[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Encyklopedia Szczecina. Tom II, P-Ż. Szczecin: Uniwersytet Szczeciński, 2000, p. 546. ISBN 83-7241-089-5 (pl)
- ^ "Zestawienie informacyjne o liczbie osób zameldowanych w Szczecinie" (in Polish). Urząd Miasta Szczecin. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
- ^ Encyklopedia Szczecina (in Polish). Szczecin: Szczecińskie Towarzystwo Kultury. 2015. p. 683. ISBN 978-83-942725-0-0.
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