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Brzezin
Brzezin (formerly ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pyrzyce, within Pyrzyce County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 6 km north of Pyrzyce and 34 km south-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
Etymology
The name Brzezin was believed to have its roots in the Polish word for birch (brzoza). In 1937 the Bund Deutscher Osten urged the mayor of the village to Germanize the settlement's name to Birkenhain. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. The village has a population of 190.
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