Brzeźniak, Wałcz County

For other places with the same name, see Brzeźniak (disambiguation).

Brzeźniak
Settlement
Brzeźniak
Coordinates: 53°8′50″N 16°4′35″E / 53.14722°N 16.07639°E / 53.14722; 16.07639
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Wałcz
Gmina	Człopa
Highest elevation	102 m (335 ft)
Lowest elevation	83 m (272 ft)
Population	11

Brzeźniak [ˈbʐɛʑɲak] (German: Birkholz) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Człopa, within Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Człopa, 30 km (19 mi) south-west of Wałcz, and 104 km (65 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1945 Prussia and Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.For more on its history, see History of Pomerania.

The settlement has a population of 11.

References

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

Gmina Człopa

Town and seat	Człopa

Villages	Brzeźniak Bukowo Czaplice Dłusko Drzonowo Wałeckie Drzonowo ZR Dzwonowo Golin Jaglice Jagoda Jeleni Róg Jelenie Krąpiel Mielęcin Miradź Nałęcze Orzeń Pieczyska Podgórze Podlesie Przelewice Pustelnia Rybakówka Szczuczarz Trzcinno Trzebin Wołowe Lasy Załom Zwierz

Coordinates: 53°8′50″N 16°4′35″E / 53.14722°N 16.07639°E / 53.14722; 16.07639

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