Turzyn, Szczecin

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Turzyn
Municipal neighbourhood
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Turzyn, 2009
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Location of Turzyn within Szczecin
Coordinates: 53°25′42″N14°31′19″E / 53.42833°N 14.52194°E / 53.42833; 14.52194
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County/City Szczecin
Within city limits1910
Population
 (2011)
  Total
20,373
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code +48 91
Car plates ZS

Turzyn is a municipal neighbourhood of the city of Szczecin, Poland situated on the left bank of Oder river, west of the Szczecin Old Town and Downtown. [1] As of January 2011 it had a population of 20,373. [2]

History

The area became part of the emerging Polish state under its first ruler Mieszko I around 967, [3] [4] and following Poland's fragmentation it formed part of the Duchy of Pomerania. During the Thirty Years' War, the settlement fell to the Swedish Empire. Later on, it passed to Prussia, and from 1871 to 1945 it was part of Germany, within which it was known as Torney. [1]

Aleksander Wolszczan attended high school in Turzyn (VI Liceum Ogólnokształcące). [5]

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