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Chociwel
Sign in to saveChociwel (; ) is a town in northwestern Poland, in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in Stargard County. It is the seat of Gmina Chociwel. As of December 2021, it has 3,105 inhabitants.
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Place details
- Locality
- Chociwel
- Region
- województwo zachodniopomorskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 3,266
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Chociwel
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Przez jezioro - panoramio.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Lake Starzyca and Our Lady of Sorrows church
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Chociwel COA.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- West Pomeranian
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Stargard
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Chociwel
- Settlement.established_title
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Gmina Chociwel
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- +3041
- Official website
- www.chociwel.pl
- Image
- Chociwel jezioro Starzyca.jpg
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- Gmina Chociwel
- P12749
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- History
- Demographics
- Number of inhabitants by year
- Sports
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- Notable residents
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Chociwel (; ) is a town in northwestern Poland, in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in Stargard County. It is the seat of Gmina Chociwel. As of December 2021, it has 3,105 inhabitants.
==History== thumb|left|Our Lady of Sorrows church In the Middle Ages it was a Slavic gród. In 967 it became part of Poland under first historic ruler Mieszko I of Poland. The first church was built around 1124. The settlement was mentioned in 1190 and 1321. In 1338 it was granted Magdeburg town rights and was known as Freienwalde. In the 15th century the town's main landmark was built – the Gothic Our Lady of Sorrows church.