Town is located in the north part of the województwo lubuskie (country in west Poland), about 26 km north west from Gorzów Wielkopolski, by the road no. 22.
Town has the area of 4,94 square kilometres ant it counts about 10300 inhabitants.
It is located on Wysoczyzna Gorzowska (Gorzow Highlands), 78 meters above sea level, near Lake Dolne and Górne, between woods of Puszcza Drawska (Drawsko Wilderness) and Puszcza Gorzowska (Gorzów Wilderness).

History

The town Strzelce Krajeńskie (Friedeberg) is known in documents from 1272 in "Kronika WIelkopolska" (Great-Poland Chronicle) according to the incident of burning down the castle of margraver Conrad by prince Przemysław II, near willage "Strzelcze". In 1272-1286 here was located town Friedeberg.
After World War II actions of russian Red Army town was destroyed in aboutn 80%. Now it is reconstructed.

From comes one of quite popular polish musician and composer Jan Janikowski.

Today

Now in town are located local authorities of district strzelecko-drezdenecki (medium administrative unit). Here is also district prosecutor's office, police station, dostrict's fire station, lot of shops and supermarkets, few elementary and secondary schools, agency of Szczecin Agricultural Academy About speading the culture takes care: Miejski Ośrodek Kultury ((Local culture center), Public Library and Strzelce Krajeńskie (Friedeberg) Culture Society.