Brzeźniak ()
[''Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße'' by M. Kaemmerer] is a
settlement in the administrative district of
Gmina Człopa, within
Wałcz County,
West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.
It lies approximately north-west of
Człopa, south-west of
Wałcz, and east of the regional capital
Szczecin
Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...
.
Before 1772 the area was part of
Kingdom of Poland, and in 1772–1945 it belonged to Prussia and Germany. For more on its history, see
Wałcz County.
References
Villages in Wałcz County
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