Pyrzany
Encyclopedia
Pyrzany p is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Witnica
, within Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship
, in western Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Witnica
and 22 km (14 mi) south-west of Gorzów Wielkopolski
.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany, and the village's name was Pyrehne (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II
).
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the administrative district of Gmina Witnica
Gmina Witnica
Gmina Witnica is an urban-rural gmina in Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the town of Witnica, which lies approximately west of Gorzów Wielkopolski....
, within Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship
Lubusz Voivodeship
- Administrative division :Lubusz Voivodeship is divided into 14 counties : 2 city counties and 12 land counties. These are further divided into 83 gminas....
, in western Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Witnica
Witnica
Witnica is a town in western Poland, situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship, with 6,858 inhabitants .-External links:*...
and 22 km (14 mi) south-west of Gorzów Wielkopolski
Gorzów Wielkopolski
Gorzów Wielkopolski is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river. It is the biggest city in the Lubusz Voivodeship with 125,149 inhabitants...
.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany, and the village's name was Pyrehne (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II
Territorial changes of Poland after World War II
The territorial changes of Poland after World War II were very extensive. In 1945, following the Second World War, Poland's borders were redrawn following the decisions made at the Potsdam Conference of 1945 at the insistence of the Soviet Union...
).