?widwin (German: Schivelbein), is a town in Middle Pomerania, north-western Poland with some 15,000 inhabitants. Capital of Swidwin County in West Pomeranian Voivodship since 1999, previously in Koszalin Voivodship (1950-1998).
Formerly part of Prussia and Germany; together with much of the rest of Pomerania, it was transferred to Poland after the end of World War II. Birthplace (in 1821) of German pathologist and anthropologist Rudolf Virchow.
Postal code: 78-300 and 78-301.
Area code: +(0)48-(0)94
Car designation: ZSD
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