Rzędziny

Rzędziny
Village
Rzędziny
Coordinates: 53°31′56″N 14°20′8″E / 53.53222°N 14.33556°E / 53.53222; 14.33556
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Police
Gmina Dobra

Rzędziny [ʐɛnˈd͡ʑinɨ] (formerly German Nassenheide, the home of Elizabeth von Arnim, renowned author born in Sydney and brought up in England, which was wittily encapsulated in her first and most famous, semi-autobiographical, novel Elizabeth and Her German Garden (1898)[1]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobra, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border.[2] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Dobra, 16 km (10 mi) west of Police, and 21 km (13 mi) north-west of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

References

  1. Elizabeth and Her German Garden introduced by Elizabeth Jane Howard; Virago Modern Classics ISBN 978-1-84408-349-7
  2. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 53°31′56″N 14°20′8″E / 53.53222°N 14.33556°E / 53.53222; 14.33556


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