Gryfice

Gryfice
Victory Square and Saint Mary's Church
Victory Square and Saint Mary's Church
Flag of Gryfice
Coat of arms of Gryfice
Gryfice is located in Poland
Gryfice
Gryfice
Coordinates: 53°54′53″N 15°11′55″E / 53.91472°N 15.19861°E / 53.91472; 15.19861
Country Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
CountyGryfice
GminaGryfice
City rights1262
Government
 • MayorTomasz Aniuksztys
Area
 • Total12.4 km2 (4.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total16,600
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
72-300
Car platesZGY
Websitehttp://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]

  1. ^ "Baynes, T. S.; Smith, W. R., eds. (1880). "Greifenberg" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (9th ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 183.. 1880.
  2. ^ "Gmina Gryfice - Położenie". www.gryfice.eu.