Swarzędz

Swarzędz
Town Hall in Swarzędz
Motto: 
Dobrze trafiłeś / Good choice
Swarzędz
Coordinates: 52°24′30″N 17°4′17″E / 52.40833°N 17.07139°E / 52.40833; 17.07139
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyPoznań
GminaSwarzędz
Established14th century
Town rights1638
Government
  MayorMarian Szkudlarek
Area
  Total
8.16 km2 (3.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total
29,894
  Density3,700/km2 (9,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
62-020
Area code+48 61
Car platesPZ
ClimateCfb
Websitehttp://www.swarzedz.pl

Swarzędz [ˈsfaʐɛnt͡s] (German: Schwersenz) is a town in west-central Poland with 29,766 inhabitants. It is the seat of a mixed urban-rural commune called Gmina Swarzędz with 40,166 inhabitants. The town is situated in the Poznań metropolitan area, in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been in Poznań Voivodeship (1975–1998).