Skwierzyna (; ) is a town in Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland, serving as the administrative seat of the Gmina Skwierzyna. , it had a population of 9,078 inhabitants. It became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. It was incorporated into the Kreis Birnbaum of the Grand Duchy of Posen in 1815, which became the Province of Posen in 1848. In 1871 it became part of the German Empire. From 1887 it was the administrative seat of Kreis Schwerin within the Prussian Province of Posen. Many Polish inhabitants took part in the Greater Poland uprising (1918–19), aimed at reuniting the town with Poland after it regained independence in 1918. and it was thus assigned to remain in Germany as part of the province of Posen-West Prussia.

Posen-West Prussia was dissolved in 1938 and Schwerin became part of the Province of Brandenburg. During World War II, in 1939 and 1940, a German concentration camp for Poles operated in the town. Skwierzyna's Jewish cemetery is one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Lubusz Voivodeship.

Demographics

Sports

The local football team is . It competes in the lower leagues.

Notable people

  • Johann Christian Metzig (1804–1868), physician
  • Johann Gottfried Piefke (1817–1884), musician and composer (Preußens Gloria)
  • Sebastian Świderski (born 1977), volleyball player

Twin towns – sister cities

See twin towns of Gmina Skwierzyna.

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Skwierzyna kościół św Mikołaja 20. 08. 2013 p.jpg|Saint Nicholas church

Matka Boska Klewanska.jpg|Our Lady of Klewań icon

Pomnik w hołdzie poległym powstańcom 01.jpg|Monument to the heroes of the Greater Poland Uprising (1918–19)

Koszary skwierzyna marzec 2017-3.jpg|Polish Army barracks

Stiopa-Skwierzyna foto1.jpg|Ulica Marszałka Piłsudskiego

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References

  • Skwierzyna
  • Skwierzyna
  • Virtual tour of Skwierzyna
  • Jewish Community in Skwierzyna on Virtual Shtetl