Debrzno

Debrzno

Coat of arms
Debrzno
Coordinates: 53°32′N 17°14′E / 53.533°N 17.233°E / 53.533; 17.233
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Człuchów
Gmina Debrzno
Area
  Total 7.52 km2 (2.90 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 5,359
  Density 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Postal code 77-310
Website http://www.debrzno.pl

Debrzno [ˈdɛbʐnɔ] (German: Preußisch Friedland; Kashubian: Frédląd) is a town in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.

The town was first mentioned as Fredeland in a document of 1346, when the manager of the Teutonic Order in Schlochau assigned four Hufen territory to Tylo. 1354 the Grandmaster Winrich von Kniprode granted the Culmer Law (city right) to the town.

Former military Debrzno Airfield is located nearby.

Coordinates: 53°32′N 17°14′E / 53.533°N 17.233°E / 53.533; 17.233


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