Lotyń, Greater Poland Voivodeship
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  Lotyń | |
| Coordinates: 53°36′N 16°48′E / 53.600°N 16.800°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Złotów |
| Gmina | Okonek |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | PZL |
| Website | http://www.osplotyn.pl/ |
Lotyń [ˈlɔtɨɲ] (German: Lottin)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Okonek, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[2] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Okonek; 32 km (20 mi) north-west of Złotów; and 134 km (83 mi) north of the regional capital, Poznań.
In the 10th century the area became part of the emering Polish state, and after the country's fragmentation it was part of the Duchy of Pomerania until 1648. Afterwards it was part of Prussia and Germany, before it became again part of Poland following World War II in 1945.
Notable residents[edit]
- Ewald Friedrich von Hertzberg (1725–1795), Prussian politician.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Kaemmerer, Margarete (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Hashagen, Justus (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). pp. 401–402.
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