- Chociwel
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For other places with the same name, see Chociwel (disambiguation).
Chociwel 
Coat of arms
ChociwelCoordinates: 53°27′58″N 15°20′23″E / 53.46611°N 15.33972°E Country 
PolandVoivodeship West Pomeranian County Stargard Gmina Chociwel Area - Total 3.67 km2 (1.4 sq mi) Population (2006) - Total 3,285 - Density 895.1/km2 (2,318.3/sq mi) Postal code 73-120 Website http://www.chociwel.pl Chociwel [xɔˈt͡ɕivɛl] (German: Freienwalde in Pommern; Kashubian: Frinwôłd) is a town in Poland, in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in Stargard County. It has 3,279 inhabitants (2004).
Prior to World War II Chociwel was in Germany and known as Freienwalde. It had a population of 3,406 in 1939. After the death and dislocation associated with the war, its population was down to 402 in 1946.[1]
Notable residents
- Hugo von Kathen (1855–1932), general
References
- ^ Columbia-Lippincott Gazeteer. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 403
External links
Town and seat Chociwel
Villages Bobrowniki • Bród • Chociwel Wieś • Długie • Kamienny Most • Kamionka • Kania • Kania Mała • Karkowo • Lisowo • Lublino • Mokrzyca • Oświno • Pieczonka • Płątkowo • Radomyśl • Sątyrz Drugi • Sątyrz Pierwszy • Spławie • Starzyce • Wieleń Pomorski • ZabrodzieGeography of Pomerania Regions CurrentVorpommern (Western or Hither Pomerania) · Zachodniopomorskie · Pomerelia (Kashubia) · Pomerania euroregionAdministration Towns ListsList of towns in Vorpommern · List of towns in Farther Pomerania · Pomeranian cities, towns and villages · List of placenames in the Province of Pomerania (A-H · I-P · Q-Z)Largest>100,000>50,000Islands Peninsulae Rivers Lakes Bays, lagoons National parks Coordinates: 53°28′N 15°21′E / 53.467°N 15.35°E
Categories:- Cities and towns in West Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Stargard County
- West Pomeranian geography stubs
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