Mierzęcin, Lubusz Voivodeship

Mierzęcin (Mehrenthin) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobiegniew, within Strzelce-Drezdenko County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately 6 km east of Dobiegniew, 22 km east of Strzelce Krajeńskie, and 47 km north-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski.

The village has a population of 350.

History
During World War II, on April 1, 1942, the village was the site of a public execution of a 34-year-old Polish man, unfoundedly accused of raping a German girl. The Gestapo carried out the execution despite the opposition to the charge from the local village chief, the population and the girl's family.

Notable people

 * Friedrich Siegmund von Waldow (1682-1743), Prussian General