Kwidzyn

Also known as Marienwerder

Kwidzyn (; ) is a town in northern Poland on the Liwa River. With a population of 36,731, it is the capital of Kwidzyn County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Kwidzyn
Settlement.image_flag: POL Kwidzyn flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: POL Kwidzyn COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kwidzyn
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Kwidzyn (urban gmina)
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Sebastian Kasztelan

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Geography
History
Early history
Late modern period
Interbellum and World War II
Recent period
Demographics
Points of interest
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Notable people
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Kwidzyn (; ) is a town in northern Poland on the Liwa River. With a population of 36,731, it is the capital of Kwidzyn County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.

==Geography== Kwidzyn is located on the Liwa River, some east of the Vistula river, approximately south of Gdańsk and southwest of Kaliningrad. It is part of the region of Powiśle.