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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian | ||
| County | Police County | ||
| Gmina | Gmina Police | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Władysław Diakun | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 36. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Voivodeship The voivodeship or province (województwo has been a high-level Administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century West Pomeranian Voivodeship (also known by its Polish name of województwo zachodniopomorskie or simply Zachodniopomorskie) is a voivodeship A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County Police County (powiat policki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland Gmina Police is an urban-rural Gmina (administrative district in Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, on the Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 84 km² (14. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 34,284 | ||
| - Density | 930. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6/km² (2,410. 3/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 72-009, 72-010, 72-011 | ||
| Car plates | ZPL | ||
| Website: http://www.police.pl | |||
Police [pɔˈlit͡sɛ] ("poh-LEE-tze") (German: Pölitz; Kashubian/Pomeranian: Pòlice) is a town in Pomerania, northwestern Poland, situated on the Oder River and an estuary of the Oder River - Roztoka Odrzańska, south of the Lagoon of Szczecin and the Bay of Pomerania. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Kashubian or Cassubian (Kashubian kaszëbsczi jãzëk, pòmòrsczi jãzëk, kaszëbskò-słowińskô mòwa; język kaszubski is one of For the Low German dialects also called Pomeranian see Pommersch. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The Oder (known in Czech and Polish as Odra) is a River in Central Europe. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open The Oder (known in Czech and Polish as Odra) is a River in Central Europe. The Lagoon of the Oder River is an inland water basin situated in the southwestern part of the Baltic Sea. The Bay of Pomerania or Pomeranian Bay (Polish Zatoka Pomorska; German Pommersche Bucht) is a basin in the southwestern Baltic Sea, off the The centre of Police Town is situated about 15 km north of the centre of Szczecin. There are 34. 319 inhabitants (2005) in Police (34,456 inhabitants in the year 2004).
Police is the capital of Police County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously it was in Szczecin Voivodeship (1975-1998). Police County (powiat policki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland West Pomeranian Voivodeship (also known by its Polish name of województwo zachodniopomorskie or simply Zachodniopomorskie) is a voivodeship Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Szczecin Voivodeship (1 ( Polish: województwo szczecińskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975 Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)
The name comes from Polish pole, which means "field".
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Districts
- Police Old Town
- Mścięcino
- Jasienica
- New Town (Nowe Miasto: Osiedle Dąbrówka, Osiedle Gryfitów, Osiedle Księcia Bogusława X, Osiedle Anny Jagiellonki)
History
The settlement was first time mentioned in years 1243-1259. Police Old Town is the oldest historic district of the town of Police Poland in the Pomerania Region Mścięcino - a district of Police Poland, town in the Pomerania Region Jasienica - a district of Police Poland, town in the Pomerania Region Duke Barnim of Pomerania granted a local government charter to this community in 1260. Barnim I the Good (born c 1217-1219 died December 13 1278 in Altdamm) was a Pomeranian ruler from the Griffin dynasty Soon in 1321 the town became a dependency of Szczecin (read an article: List of historical cities of Poland), a decision that made Police a small city. The following is a list of cities of Poland to lose their city status. The development of the town restarted in the mid 18th century. In German it was called Pölitz.
In 1937 the decision to build a huge complex of the synthetic petrol plant (Hydrierwerke AG) was made by the main investor, I. G. Farbenindustrie concern. During World War II the Germans operated a huge synthetic fuel plant near Pölitz. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Synthetic fuel or synfuel is any Liquid fuel obtained from Coal, Natural gas, or Biomass. The workforce for the plant came from the system of camps (Pommernlager, Nordlager, Tobruklager, Wullenwever-Lager, Arbeitserziehungslager Hägerwelle, Dürrfeld Lager). A trade ship moored on the Oder River also served as a camp (Umschulungslager Bremerhaven). The Oder (known in Czech and Polish as Odra) is a River in Central Europe. Police in Nazi times was a location for the German concentration camp Pölitz that was a subcamp of the Stutthof concentration camp. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial Stutthof was the first concentration camp built by the Nazi Germany regime outside of Germany. The inmates of the camp worked at the synthetic oil plant. Due to its key role in producing fuel for the German armed forces, the plant was bombed many times by the Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces. The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II.
The city and the plant was captured on 26 April 1945 and soon became a Russian-administered exclave within the territory of Poland. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar German slave workers worked on disassembling the plant before it was sent to the USSR. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The town without its main plant machines were given to Poland gradually (on 7 September 1946 Mścięcino, followed by Police and Jasienica on 19 September. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mścięcino - a district of Police Poland, town in the Pomerania Region Jasienica - a district of Police Poland, town in the Pomerania Region Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. On 25 February 1947 the plant also passed into Polish control). Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Since that moment the first Polish settlers arrived in the region, joined by refugees from Greece and Macedonia in 1953. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The Republic of Macedonia (Република
The ruins of the plant still remain standing, though they are not secured and are dangerous to visit.
A large chemical plant (Zakłady Chemiczne "Police") was built in the town in 1969 and has grown since to become one of the largest in Poland. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It produces mostly titanium dioxide pigments and nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers. Titanium dioxide, also known as titanium(IV oxide or titania, is the naturally occurring Oxide of Titanium, chemical formula Ti[[oxygen
Population
- 1960: 8,900
- 1970: 12,800
- 1975: 17,600
- 1980: 24,800
- 1990: 34,400
- 1995: 34,500
- 2000: 35,000
- 2004: 41,400
Nature, sights and tourist attractions
- The Wkrzanska Forest (Wkrzanska Wilderness, Polish: Puszcza Wkrzańska, German: Ueckermünder Heide), in the area Świdwie Nature Reserve ("Swidwie" Sanctuary) (The Świdwie Lake (Polish: Jezioro Świdwie) near Tanowo and Dobra)
- Kayak-way on Gunica River from Węgornik through Tanowo, Tatynia and Wieńkowo to Police-Jasienica
- A small yacht marina on the Łarpia River (part of Oder) - 'Olimpia'
- The Szczecin Lagoon (Polish: Zalew Szczeciński, German: Stettiner Haff) in the area of Police (Trzebież, Nowe Warpno)
- Natura 2000 areas in Police and the area of the town
- 1) Police - Canals - Ruins of the synthetic petrol plant (Hydrierwerke Pölitz – Aktiengeselschaft) in Police are a habitat of bats (Barbastelle, Greater mouse-eared bat, Daubenton's Bat, Natterer's bat, Brown long-eared bat). Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Jasienica - a district of Police Poland, town in the Pomerania Region Jasienica - a district of Police Poland, town in the Pomerania Region Ueckermünder Heide (Puszcza Wkrzańska is a 1000 km² large area of Forest and Heath in North Eastern Germany at the Oder river and the A kayak is a small human-powered Boat. It typically has a covered deck and a cockpit covered by a Spraydeck. Jasienica - a district of Police Poland, town in the Pomerania Region A yacht is a recreational boat It designates two rather different classes of Watercraft, sailing and power yachts The Oder (known in Czech and Polish as Odra) is a River in Central Europe. The Lagoon of the Oder River is an inland water basin situated in the southwestern part of the Baltic Sea. Trzebież (Ziegenort is a village north of the town of Police Poland in Police County, on the Szczecin Lagoon - northwestern Poland, Towns near Nowe Warpno Police Poland Szczecin City ( Poland) Eggesin ( Germany) Natura 2000 is an ecological network of protected areas in the territory of the European Union. The Barbastelle ( Barbastella barbastellus) also known as the Western Barbastelle, is a European Bat. The greater mouse-eared bat ( Myotis myotis) is a rare European species of Bat in the Vespertilionidae family Daubenton's Bat, Myotis daubentonii, is a Eurasian Bat with quite short ears Natterer's bat ( Myotis nattereri) is a European Bat with pale Wings It has brown fur also seen on the leg wing membrane tending to white The brown long-eared bat or common long-eared bat ( Plecotus auritus) is a fairly large European Bat.
- 2) The Wkrzanska Forest (Wkrzanska Wilderness, Polish: Puszcza Wkrzańska, German: Ueckermünder Heide) with the Świdwie Nature Reserve ("Swidwie" Sanctuary) (The Świdwie Lake (Polish: Jezioro Świdwie) near Tanowo and Dobra)
- 3) The Szczecin Lagoon (Polish: Zalew Szczeciński, German: Stettiner Haff) in the area of Police (Trzebież, Nowe Warpno)
Monuments in Police
- Gothic Chapel (15th century) in The Chrobry Square in The Old Town
- Neo-Gothic Church (19th century) in The Old Town
- The Police Lapidary in The Staromiejski Park in The Old Town
- Tenement houses (19th century)
and in Jasienica District:
- Gothic Church in Police-Jasienica (14th/18th century)
- Ruin of Augustinians' cloister in Police-Jasienica (14th century)
- Town hall (1906) was not rebuilt after the second world war
Communication
- Roads:
- to Trzebież and Nowe Warpno, No. Ueckermünder Heide (Puszcza Wkrzańska is a 1000 km² large area of Forest and Heath in North Eastern Germany at the Oder river and the The Lagoon of the Oder River is an inland water basin situated in the southwestern part of the Baltic Sea. Trzebież (Ziegenort is a village north of the town of Police Poland in Police County, on the Szczecin Lagoon - northwestern Poland, Towns near Nowe Warpno Police Poland Szczecin City ( Poland) Eggesin ( Germany) A chapel is a holy place or area of Worship for Christians, which may be attached to an institution such as a large church, a College, a Old Town (aka Olde Towne is the typical designation of a historic or original core of a City or Town. The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement which began A lapidary (the word means "concerned with stones" is an Artisan who practices the craft of working forming and finishing stone, Mineral, Jasienica - a district of Police Poland, town in the Pomerania Region The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430) are several Catholic Monastic orders and congregations A cloister (from Latin claustrum) is a part of Cathedral, Monastic and Abbey architecture Jasienica - a district of Police Poland, town in the Pomerania Region A city hall or town hall is the chief administrative building of a City or Town 's administration and usually houses the city or World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Trzebież (Ziegenort is a village north of the town of Police Poland in Police County, on the Szczecin Lagoon - northwestern Poland, Towns near Nowe Warpno Police Poland Szczecin City ( Poland) Eggesin ( Germany) 114
- to Tanowo, No. 114
- to Szczecin over Przęsocin
- Main streets in a town:
- ul. Przęsocin (Neuendorf is a small village south of the town of Police Poland Tanowska
- ul. Grunwaldzka
- ul. Kościuszki
- ul. Jasienicka
- ul. Dworcowa
- ul. Piastów
- ul. Wojska Polskiego
- ul. Asfaltowa
- ul. Cisowa
- ul. Piłsudskiego
- ul. Wyszyńskiego
- Airport in Goleniów, a town behind the Oder River (Szczecin-Goleniów "Solidarność" Airport)
- Public transport:
- 10 bus lines in a town. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force Trzebież (Ziegenort is a village north of the town of Police Poland in Police County, on the Szczecin Lagoon - northwestern Poland, A harbor or harbour (see spelling differences) or haven, is a place where ships may shelter from the Weather or are stored This article is about the body of water For other uses see SEA and Seas. A harbor or harbour (see spelling differences) or haven, is a place where ships may shelter from the Weather or are stored "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there A harbor or harbour (see spelling differences) or haven, is a place where ships may shelter from the Weather or are stored Goleniów (Gòlnowò Gollnow is a town in Pomerania, northwestern Poland with 22399 inhabitants (2004 The Oder (known in Czech and Polish as Odra) is a River in Central Europe. Szczecin-Goleniów " Solidarność " Airport ( Polish: Port Lotniczy Szczecin-Goleniów im Bus communication between all districts of a town, a few villages near Police (Trzeszczyn, Tanowo, Siedlice, Leśno Górne, Pilchowo, Przęsocin, LS to Trzebież over Dębostrów, Niekłończyca and Uniemyśl) and Szczecin City. Siedlce (שעדליץ Shedlits, Sedlets (Latinized is a town in eastern Poland with 77092 inhabitants ( As of 2005) Przęsocin (Neuendorf is a small village south of the town of Police Poland Trzebież (Ziegenort is a village north of the town of Police Poland in Police County, on the Szczecin Lagoon - northwestern Poland,
- Taxicab
Hospital
A clinic hospital in Police (Siedlecka Street, The New Town, Osiedle Gryfitów) is a part of The Pomeranian Medical University. A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of Public transport for a single passenger or small group of passengers typically for a non-shared ride Pomeranian Medical University (PMU was established in 1948 in Szczecin, Poland.
Notable residents
- Ludwig Hollonius (1570s-1621), pastor and playwright
- Hans Modrow (born 1928), former premier of East Germany
Major corporations
Twinning cities
The sister cities of Police are:
- Pasewalk, Germany
- Korsør, Denmark
- Novyi Rozdil, Ukraine
Towns near Police
- Szczecin City (Poland)
- Nowe Warpno (Poland)
- Goleniów (Poland)
- Eggesin (Germany)
- Ueckermünde (Germany)
- Pasewalk (Germany)
See also
- villages in Police County: Przęsocin, Kołbaskowo, Trzebież
- Szczecin Lagoon
- Wkrzanska Forest
External links
- Official town webpage
- History of Police
- The Factory: Zakłady Chemiczne "Police"
- Police Harbour
- Police on www.city-map.pl
- Wikitravel Police
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