Stepnica

Town in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
53°39′13″N 14°37′57″E / 53.65361°N 14.63250°E / 53.65361; 14.63250Country PolandVoivodeshipWest PomeranianCountyGoleniówGminaStepnicaPopulation
2,067

Stepnica [stɛpˈnit͡sa] (German: Stepenitz,[1] or Bad Stepenitz) is a town in Goleniów County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stepnica.[2] It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Goleniów and 27 km (17 mi) north of Szczecin, the capital of the region.

Municipal law was given on 1 January 2014.[3] The town has a population of 2,067.

Stepnica is situated near the estuary of the Oder River - Roztoka Odrzańska, south of the Szczecin Lagoon on the route canoe between Police and Trzebież.

References

  1. ^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  3. ^ "Dziennik Ustaw 2013 r. poz. 869". www.dziennikustaw.gov.pl.
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