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Coordinates: 53°46′N 16°06′E / 53.767°N 16.100°E / 53.767; 16.100
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Połczyn-Zdrój
Panorama of the town
Panorama of the town
Flag of Połczyn-Zdrój
Flag
Coat of arms of Połczyn-Zdrój
Coat of arms
Połczyn-Zdrój is located in Poland
Połczyn-Zdrój
Połczyn-Zdrój
Coordinates: 53°46′N 16°6′E / 53.767°N 16.100°E / 53.767; 16.100
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
CountyŚwidwin
GminaPołczyn-Zdrój
Area
 • Total7.21 km2 (2.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total8,572
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
78-320
Area Code(+48) 94
Car platesZSD
Websitewww.polczyn-zdroj.pl

Połczyn-Zdrój [ˈpɔu̯t͡ʂɨn ˈzdrui̯] (Template:Lang-csb; German: Bad Polzin) is a town in Świdwin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 11,153 inhabitants (2007). It is located in the historic region of Pomerania.

History

Połczyn-Zdrój dates back to an early medieval Pomeranian settlement.[1] The town and its castle are mentioned in historical records from 1321 and 1331, respectively, which state that they belonged to a fief that the powerful noble family of Wedell had obtained from the Pomeranian dukes.[2] In the 15th century other families were in possession of the town. It had three mineral springs of enhanced iron content and with a temperature between 9 and 11 °C (48 and 52 °F), which were exploited in sanatoriums in order to cure rheumatism. In 1905 the town had a population of 5,046 which in the year of 1925 had grown to 5,960 persons.[citation needed]

Before World War I, the town was known as Polzin. It acquired the name Bad Polzin (i. e., "Bath Polzin", or "Polzin Spa") between the two World Wars.[3] During World War II the Germans established a camp for Polish children intended for Germanisation.[1] In March 1945 the region was occupied by the Red Army, and after the end of the war it became part of Poland. The town's first post-war mayor was Benedykt Polak, former prisoner of the Oflag II-C German prisoner-of-war camp.[4] In July 1996, after heavy rainfall, the town suffered a flood, after which a new retention reservoir was built between 2000 and 2003.[5]

  • Park Zdrojowy (Spa Park)
    Park Zdrojowy (Spa Park)
  • Sanatorium Gryf
    Sanatorium Gryf
  • Sanatorium Podhale
    Sanatorium Podhale
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help church
    Our Lady of Perpetual Help church

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ a b "Połczyn-Zdrój". Encyklopedia PWN (in Polish). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. ^ Heinrich Berghaus: Landbuch des Herzogtums Pommern und des Fürstentums Rügen. Part III, Vol. 1, Anklam 1867, pp. 690-704, in German (Online)
  3. ^ JewishGen page for Połczyn-Zdrój
  4. ^ Tadeusz Garczyński, Połczyn Zdrój i okolice. Przewodnik, Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, 1977, p. 20 (in Polish)
  5. ^ "Przeciwpowodziowy zbiornik retencyjny Połczyn Zdrój na rzece Wogrze w miejscowości Połczyn Zdrój, woj. zachodniopomorskie". EkoWodrol (in Polish). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 19 October 2018
  7. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 19 October 2018
  8. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 19 October 2018
  9. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 19 October 2018
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