Rzędziny
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Coordinates: 53°31′56″N 14°20′8″E / 53.53222°N 14.33556°E | |
Country | 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
- ↑ Elizabeth and Her German Garden introduced by Elizabeth Jane Howard; Virago Modern Classics ISBN 978-1-84408-349-7
- ↑ "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