Pyrzyce
Pyrzyce | |
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Medieval defensive walls and Baszta Sowia (Owl Tower) with the Saint Maurice and the Assumption of Mary church in background | |
| Coordinates: 53°8′N 14°53′E / 53.133°N 14.883°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian Voivodeship |
| County | Pyrzyce |
| Gmina | Pyrzyce |
| Town rights | 1263 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marzena Podzińska |
| Area | |
• Total | 39 km2 (15 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 13,331 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 74-200 |
| Car plates | ZPY |
| Website | http://www.pyrzyce.um.gov.pl |
Pyrzyce [pɨˈʐɨt͡sɛ] (Kashubian: Përzëca; German: Pyritz) is a town in Pomerania, north-western Poland. As of 2007, it had 13,331 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Pyrzyce County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship.
The town emerged from an early medieval tribal stronghold, which eventually became a castellan seat and a center of grain trade. Pyrzyce has largely preserved medieval defensive walls with several gates and towers, several medieval churches and a regional museum. It hosts one of the oldest geothermal plants in Poland.