Międzyrzecz

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Międzyrzecz
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Międzyrzecz
Coordinates: 52°26′54″N 15°35′18″E / 52.44833°N 15.58833°E / 52.44833; 15.58833
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
County	Międzyrzecz County
Gmina	Gmina Międzyrzecz
Government
- Mayor	Tadeusz Dubicki (2002 - )
Area
- Total	10.26 km2 (4 sq mi)
Elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Population (2008)
- Total	18,584
- Density	1,811.3/km2 (4,691.3/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	66-300
Car plates	FMI
Website	http://www.miedzyrzecz.pl

Międzyrzecz [mjɛnˈd​͡zɨʐɛt​͡ʂ] (Latin: Meserici, German: Meseritz) is a town in western Poland with 18,584 inhabitants (September 30, 2008). The capital of Międzyrzecz County, it was part of the Gorzów Wielkopolski Voivodeship from 1975-1998. Since the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998, Międzyrzecz has been situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship. It is located between the town of Skwierzyna and the town of Świebodzin, and stands at the confluence of the rivers Obra and Paklica.

Until 1793 the town was part of the Kingdom of Poland. After the partitions of Poland it was annexed together with the whole region of Greater Poland by the Kingdom of Prussia. From 1793 to 1945, it belonged to at first Prussia after Germany. She was part of Province of Posen between 1793-1806 and 1815-1922, Province of Posen-West Prussia between 1922-1938 and Province of Brandenburg between 1938-1945. In 1919, according to the Treaty of Versailles, the town was left in a small, mostwestern part of Greater Poland which did not return to the recreated Polish state. At that time the townspeople were predominantly Ethnic German until the end of World War 2, when the German population was expelled and replaced by Poles who had been expelled or left Ukraine and Lithuania.

The town is situated in a particularly green part of Poland. Extensive forests and numerous lakes can be found in the vicinity.

[edit] Twin Towns - Sister Cities

Międzyrzecz is twinned with:

• Andrésy (since 1997)
• Bad Freienwalde (since 2001)
• Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (since 1993)
• Halderberge (since 1988)
• Haren (since 1991)
• Vlagtwedde (since 1991)

[edit] Sports

• MKS Orzeł Międzyrzecz (founded April 15, 1945) – men's football club (polish league level 5)
• MKS Orzeł Międzyrzecz AZS-AWF (founded 1986) – men's volleyball club (polish league level 2)
• MKT Tenis Club Poland-Orzeł Międzyrzecz (founded November 15, 1993) – men's and women's tennis club
• MSBS Międzyrzecz – men's duplicate bridge club
• UKS Kasztelan Międzyrzecz – junior's sport club
• UKS Gimnazjum 1 Międzyrzecz – junior's sport club
• UKS Orliki Międzyrzecz – junior's sport club
• UKS Trójka Międzyrzecz – junior's sport club
• UKS Dowbor Międzyrzecz – junior's sport club

[edit] Notable residents

• Jan Dekert (1738-1790), Polish merchant, political activist
• Zenon Laskowik (1945-), Kabaret TEY
• Dawid Murek (1977-), Polish volleyball player

[edit] See also

• Międzyrzec Podlaski
• Międzyrzecz Fortification Region
• Powiat of Międzyrzecz
• Meseritz

[edit] External links

• Official Website (Polish)/(English)/(German)

Coordinates: 52°26′N 15°35′E / 52.433°N 15.583°E / 52.433; 15.583

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