Witnica

Witnica
Town center
Town center
Flag of Witnica
Coat of arms of Witnica
Witnica is located in Poland
Witnica
Witnica
Coordinates: 52°40′40″N 14°53′29″E / 52.67778°N 14.89139°E / 52.67778; 14.89139
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLubusz
CountyGorzów
GminaWitnica
Area
 • Total8.21 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total6,747
 • Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
66-460
ClimateCfb
Websitehttp://www.witnica.pl

Witnica [vitˈnit͡sa] (‹See Tfd›German: Vietz in Ostbrandenburg)[citation needed] is a town in western Poland, situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship, with 6,747 inhabitants (2019).

The town is located in the historic Lubusz Land. The town's name derives from the Polish words wić or witka, meaning a willow twig or a type of willow.[2]

  1. ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  2. ^ "Historia Gminy – Miasto i Gmina Witnica" (in Polish). Retrieved July 25, 2019.