Wałcz

Also known as Deutsch Crone, Deutsch Krone, Arnskrone

Wałcz (; ) is a county town in Wałcz County of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Wałcz
Settlement.image_skyline: Wałcz Ratusz 2020 (1).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Town Hall
Settlement.image_flag: POL_Wałcz_Flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: POL Wałcz COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Wałcz
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Wałcz (urban gmina)
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Maciej Żebrowski
Settlement.established_title3: Town rights
Settlement.established_date3: 1303
Settlement.area_total_km2: 38.16

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: Royal city in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Official name: Deutsch Krone
Country: Poland
Located in: Wałcz County
Continent: Europe
Population: 24167
Area: 38.16
Elevation: 109
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Capital of: Wałcz County
Official website: www.walcz.um.pl
Image: Wałcz Ratusz 2020 (1).jpg

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postal code: 78-600
Commons category: Wałcz
twinned administrative body: Kyritz
topic's main category: Category:Wałcz
Commons gallery: Wałcz
category of associated people: Category:People from Wałcz
category for people born here: Category:Births in Wałcz
P6482: Wałcz
P8168: Silvio Micali
male population: 11491
female population: 12676

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Wałcz (; ) is a county town in Wałcz County of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland.

Granted city rights in 1303, Wałcz has become the administrative, industrial and cultural center of the Wałcz Lake District with the city itself situated on the banks of the Raduń and Zamkowe lakes. Wałcz is located in the southestern portion of West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The closest cities are Szczecin , Bydgoszcz , Piła , Poznań , Gorzów Wielkopolski and Koszalin .

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wałcz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.