Gryfice | |
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Coordinates: 53°54′53″N 15°11′55″E / 53.91472°N 15.19861°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
County | Gryfice |
Gmina | Gryfice |
City rights | 1262 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tomasz Aniuksztys |
Area | |
• Total | 12.4 km2 (4.8 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 16,600 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 72-300 |
Car plates | ZGY |
Website | http://www.urzad.gryfice.eu/ |
Gryfice (pronounced Gri-fitse [ɡrɨˈfʲit͡sɛ] ; Kashubian: Grëfice; German: Greifenberg)[1] is a historic town in Pomerania, north-western Poland, with 16,600 inhabitants (2017). It is the capital of Gryfice County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Szczecin Voivodeship (1975–1998). The town is situated approximately 22 kilometres from the Baltic Sea coast and seaside resorts.[2]