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Kwidzyn

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Also known as Marienwerder

Kwidzyn (; ) is a town in northern Poland on the Liwa River. With a population of 36,731, it is the capital of Kwidzyn County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Kwidzyn
Settlement.image_flag
POL Kwidzyn flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield
POL Kwidzyn COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Kwidzyn
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Kwidzyn (urban gmina)
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Sebastian Kasztelan
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.established_date
11th century
Settlement.established_title3
Town rights
Settlement.established_date3
1233
Settlement.area_total_km2
21.82
Settlement.population_as_of
2024

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Kwidzyn (; ) is a town in northern Poland on the Liwa River. With a population of 36,731, it is the capital of Kwidzyn County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.

==Geography== Kwidzyn is located on the Liwa River, some east of the Vistula river, approximately south of Gdańsk and southwest of Kaliningrad. It is part of the region of Powiśle.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kwidzyn” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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