Chwiram
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Chwiram ' is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wałcz
, within Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Wałcz and 127 km (79 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin
.
The village has a population of 790.
Before 1772
the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1945 Prussia and Germany. For more on its history, see Wałcz County.
Gmina Wałcz
Gmina Wałcz is a rural gmina in Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Wałcz, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....
, within Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...
, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Wałcz and 127 km (79 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin
Szczecin
Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
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The village has a population of 790.
Before 1772
First Partition of Poland
The First Partition of Poland or First Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in 1772 as the first of three partitions that ended the existence of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by 1795. Growth in the Russian Empire's power, threatening the Kingdom of Prussia and the...
the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1945 Prussia and Germany. For more on its history, see Wałcz County.