Police, Poland
Encyclopedia
Police p is a town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship
, northwestern Poland
. It is the capital of Police County
. As of 2006, the town had 34,284 inhabitants. The name comes from Polish pole, which means "field".
The town is 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 centre of Police Town is situated about 15 km north of the centre of Szczecin
. There are 34,319 inhabitants in 2005 and 34,456 in 2004 in the town.
Barnim of Pomerania granted Magdeburg law to the town in 1260. At the end of the 13th century, the town had become a fief of a local dynasty of knight
s, the Drake family. In 1321, with the death of Otto Drake, the town became a dependency of nearby Stettin (now Szczecin), hindering its growth until the mid-18th century.
Nearby Jasenitz Abbey, now within the Police city limits, was secularized during the Protestant Reformation
, which was adapted in the Duchy of Pomerania
in 1534. After its secularization, the abbey became a ducal domain, and was the site of the treaty that for the first time partitioned the duchy into a western and eastern
part (Pomerania-Wolgast and Pomerania-Stettin) in 1569.
From the Treaty of Stettin (1630)
until the Treaty of Stockholm (1720)
, Pölitz was part of Swedish Pomerania
, and of Prussian Pomerania thereafter. In 1808, Pölitz became independent from Stettin again. In 1815, Pölitz became part of the restructured Province of Pomerania, administered within Landkreis Randow county. In 1939, this county was dissolved and Pölitz was made part of Groß-Stettin.
In 1937, the synthetic fuel
plant Hydrierwerke Pölitz AG was founded by IG Farben
, Rhenania-Ossag, and Deutsch-Amerikanische Petroleum Gesellschaft
. By 1943, the plant produced 15% of Nazi Germany
's synthetic fuels, 577,000 ton
s. The plant derived its workforce from an adjacent 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). In addition, a subcamp of the Stutthof concentration camp
was located in Pölitz. During World War II
, the plant made Pölitz a bombing target of the Allied Oil Campaign of World War II
. During the war, 70% of the town were destroyed.
Notable buildings from the pre-WW2 era are
The tourist and cultural information office is localised in The Gothic Chapel in Bolesław Chrobry Square in The Old Town of Police
The city with the plant was captured by the Red Army
during the Battle of Berlin
on 26 April 1945. While most of the former German territory east of the Oder-Neisse line
became Polish, Pölitz remained a Soviet
-administered exclave: Marshal Zhukov decreed the establishment of a Soviet county with Pölitz, Ziegenort, Jasenitz, Messenthin and Scholwin. 25,000 German workers had to disassemble the plant before it was sent to the USSR. Gradually, the area without the plant was given to Poland: Mścięcino
(formerly Messenthin) on 7 September 1946, and Police (formerly Pölitz) with Jasienica
(formerly Jasenitz) on 19 September. On 25 February 1947 the plant also passed to Polish control. Polish settlers
, partially expellees
from the east of former Poland
, arrived in the region to replace the native population that had fled or was forcibly expelled. They were joined by refugees from Greece
and Yugoslav Macedonia
in 1953.
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. It produces mostly titanium dioxide
pigments and nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers.
Police is in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship
since 1999, previously it was in the Szczecin Voivodeship
(1946–1998).
Police is 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 centre of Police Town is situated about 15 km north of the centre of Szczecin
. Police is at located in the Ueckermünder Heide
with the Świdwie Nature Reserve around Lake Świdwie near Tanowo
and Dobra. A kayak
route follows the Gunica
River from Węgornik
through Tanowo
, Tatynia
and Wieńkowo
to Police-Jasienica
. At the Szczecin Lagoon ( is a small yacht
marina on the mouth of the Łarpia River (part of Oder
) - 'Olimpia'. The ruins of the synthetic petrol plant (Hydrierwerke Pölitz – Aktiengeselschaft) are now a habitat of bat
s (Barbastelle
, Greater mouse-eared bat
, Daubenton's Bat
, Natterer's bat
, Brown long-eared bat
).
.
, Germany Korsør
, Denmark Novyi Rozdil
, Ukraine Korinos
, Greece
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...
, northwestern Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. It is the capital of Police County
Police County
Police County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the Polish-German border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and...
. As of 2006, the town had 34,284 inhabitants. The name comes from Polish pole, which means "field".
The town is situated on the Oder River and an estuary
Estuary
An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea....
of the Oder River - Roztoka Odrzańska, south of the Lagoon of Szczecin
Lagoon of Szczecin
Szczecin Lagoon or Bay of Szczecin , also Oder lagoon , is a lagoon in the Oder estuary, shared by Germany and Poland. It is separated from the Pomeranian Bay of the Baltic Sea by the islands of Usedom and Wolin. The lagoon is subdivided into the Kleines Haff in the West and the Wielki Zalew in...
and the Bay of Pomerania
Bay of Pomerania
The Bay of Pomerania or Pomeranian Bay is a basin in the southwestern Baltic Sea, off the shores of Poland and Germany....
. The centre of Police Town is situated about 15 km north of the centre of Szczecin
Szczecin
Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
. There are 34,319 inhabitants in 2005 and 34,456 in 2004 in the town.
Districts
- Police Old TownPolice Old TownPolice Old Town is the oldest historic district of the town of Police, Poland in the Pomerania Region.-Monuments:There are a few interesting monuments in Police, e.g.*Brick Gothic Chapel in The Chrobry Square in The Old Town...
- MścięcinoMsciecinoMścięcino - a district of Police, Poland, town in the Pomerania Region.-Communication:*Roads:**from the centre of Police to Przęsocin and Szczecin*Main streets in a district:**ul. Asfaltowa**ul...
- JasienicaJasienica, PoliceJasienica is a district of Police, Poland, a town in the Pomerania Region. In the High and Late Middle Ages, the village was the site of Jasenitz Abbey, now in ruins.-Gunica River and a kayak-way:...
- New Town (Nowe Miasto: Osiedle Dąbrówka, Osiedle Gryfitów, Osiedle Księcia Bogusława X, Osiedle Anny Jagiellonki)
History
The settlement was first mentioned in 1243. Pomeranian dukeDuchy of Pomerania
The Duchy of Pomerania was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania ....
Barnim of Pomerania granted Magdeburg law to the town in 1260. At the end of the 13th century, the town had become a fief of a local dynasty of knight
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
s, the Drake family. In 1321, with the death of Otto Drake, the town became a dependency of nearby Stettin (now Szczecin), hindering its growth until the mid-18th century.
Nearby Jasenitz Abbey, now within the Police city limits, was secularized during the Protestant Reformation
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
, which was adapted in the Duchy of Pomerania
Duchy of Pomerania
The Duchy of Pomerania was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania ....
in 1534. After its secularization, the abbey became a ducal domain, and was the site of the treaty that for the first time partitioned the duchy into a western and eastern
Farther Pomerania
Farther Pomerania, Further Pomerania, Transpomerania or Eastern Pomerania , which before the German-Polish border shift of 1945 comprised the eastern part of the Duchy, later Province of Pomerania, roughly stretching from the Oder River in the West to Pomerelia in the East...
part (Pomerania-Wolgast and Pomerania-Stettin) in 1569.
From the Treaty of Stettin (1630)
Treaty of Stettin (1630)
The Treaty of Stettin or Alliance of Stettin was the legal framework for the occupation of the Duchy of Pomerania by the Swedish Empire during the Thirty Years' War...
until the Treaty of Stockholm (1720)
Treaty of Stockholm (Great Northern War)
With the death of Charles XII of Sweden in 1718 it was obvious that the Great Northern War was coming to a close. His successor Frederick I began negotiating the Treaty of Stockholm, which refers to the two treaties signed in 1719 and 1720 that ended the war between Sweden on one side and Hanover...
, Pölitz was part of Swedish Pomerania
Swedish Pomerania
Swedish Pomerania was a Dominion under the Swedish Crown from 1630 to 1815, situated on what is now the Baltic coast of Germany and Poland. Following the Polish War and the Thirty Years' War, Sweden held extensive control over the lands on the southern Baltic coast, including Pomerania and parts...
, and of Prussian Pomerania thereafter. In 1808, Pölitz became independent from Stettin again. In 1815, Pölitz became part of the restructured Province of Pomerania, administered within Landkreis Randow county. In 1939, this county was dissolved and Pölitz was made part of Groß-Stettin.
In 1937, the synthetic fuel
Bergius process
The Bergius Process is a method of production of liquid hydrocarbons for use as synthetic fuel by hydrogenation of high-volatile bituminous coal at high temperature and pressure...
plant Hydrierwerke Pölitz AG was founded by IG Farben
IG Farben
I.G. Farbenindustrie AG was a German chemical industry conglomerate. Its name is taken from Interessen-Gemeinschaft Farbenindustrie AG . The company was formed in 1925 from a number of major companies that had been working together closely since World War I...
, Rhenania-Ossag, and Deutsch-Amerikanische Petroleum Gesellschaft
Esso
Esso is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies. Pronounced , it is derived from the initials of the pre-1911 Standard Oil, and as such became the focus of much litigation and regulatory restriction in the United States. In 1972, it was largely replaced in the U.S. by...
. By 1943, the plant produced 15% of Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
's synthetic fuels, 577,000 ton
Ton
The ton is a unit of measure. It has a long history and has acquired a number of meanings and uses over the years. It is used principally as a unit of weight, and as a unit of volume. It can also be used as a measure of energy, for truck classification, or as a colloquial term.It is derived from...
s. The plant derived its workforce from an adjacent 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). In addition, a subcamp of the Stutthof concentration camp
Stutthof concentration camp
Stutthof was the first Nazi concentration camp built outside of 1937 German borders.Completed on September 2, 1939, it was located in a secluded, wet, and wooded area west of the small town of Sztutowo . The town is located in the former territory of the Free City of Danzig, 34 km east of...
was located in Pölitz. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the plant made Pölitz a bombing target of the Allied Oil Campaign of World War II
Oil Campaign of World War II
The Allied Oil Campaign of World War II was directed at facilities supplying Nazi Germany with petroleum, oil, and lubrication products...
. During the war, 70% of the town were destroyed.
Notable buildings from the pre-WW2 era are
- the ruins of Jasenitz Abbey, a former AugustiniansAugustiniansThe term Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo , applies to two separate and unrelated types of Catholic religious orders:...
' abbey in Police-JasienicaJasienica, PoliceJasienica is a district of Police, Poland, a town in the Pomerania Region. In the High and Late Middle Ages, the village was the site of Jasenitz Abbey, now in ruins.-Gunica River and a kayak-way:...
(14th century) - a GothicGothic architectureGothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
Church in Police-JasienicaJasienica, PoliceJasienica is a district of Police, Poland, a town in the Pomerania Region. In the High and Late Middle Ages, the village was the site of Jasenitz Abbey, now in ruins.-Gunica River and a kayak-way:...
(14th/18th century) - a GothicGothic architectureGothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
ChapelChapelA chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
(15th century) in The Chrobry Square in The Old TownPolice Old TownPolice Old Town is the oldest historic district of the town of Police, Poland in the Pomerania Region.-Monuments:There are a few interesting monuments in Police, e.g.*Brick Gothic Chapel in The Chrobry Square in The Old Town... - a Neo-Gothic Church (19th century) in the Old TownPolice Old TownPolice Old Town is the oldest historic district of the town of Police, Poland in the Pomerania Region.-Monuments:There are a few interesting monuments in Police, e.g.*Brick Gothic Chapel in The Chrobry Square in The Old Town...
- the Police LapidaryLapidaryA lapidary is an artist or artisan who forms stone, mineral, gemstones, and other suitably durable materials into decorative items such as engraved gems, including cameos, or cabochons, and faceted designs...
in The Staromiejski Park in the Old TownPolice Old TownPolice Old Town is the oldest historic district of the town of Police, Poland in the Pomerania Region.-Monuments:There are a few interesting monuments in Police, e.g.*Brick Gothic Chapel in The Chrobry Square in The Old Town... - Tenement houses (19th century)
- Town hall (1906) (not rebuilt after WWII)
The tourist and cultural information office is localised in The Gothic Chapel in Bolesław Chrobry Square in The Old Town of Police
Police Old Town
Police Old Town is the oldest historic district of the town of Police, Poland in the Pomerania Region.-Monuments:There are a few interesting monuments in Police, e.g.*Brick Gothic Chapel in The Chrobry Square in The Old Town...
Post-World War II
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
during the Battle of Berlin
Battle of Berlin
The Battle of Berlin, designated the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, was the final major offensive of the European Theatre of World War II....
on 26 April 1945. While most of the former German territory east of the Oder-Neisse line
Oder-Neisse line
The Oder–Neisse line is the border between Germany and Poland which was drawn in the aftermath of World War II. The line is formed primarily by the Oder and Lusatian Neisse rivers, and meets the Baltic Sea west of the seaport cities of Szczecin and Świnoujście...
became Polish, Pölitz remained a Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
-administered exclave: Marshal Zhukov decreed the establishment of a Soviet county with Pölitz, Ziegenort, Jasenitz, Messenthin and Scholwin. 25,000 German workers had to disassemble the plant before it was sent to the USSR. Gradually, the area without the plant was given to Poland: Mścięcino
Msciecino
Mścięcino - a district of Police, Poland, town in the Pomerania Region.-Communication:*Roads:**from the centre of Police to Przęsocin and Szczecin*Main streets in a district:**ul. Asfaltowa**ul...
(formerly Messenthin) on 7 September 1946, and Police (formerly Pölitz) with Jasienica
Jasienica, Police
Jasienica is a district of Police, Poland, a town in the Pomerania Region. In the High and Late Middle Ages, the village was the site of Jasenitz Abbey, now in ruins.-Gunica River and a kayak-way:...
(formerly Jasenitz) on 19 September. On 25 February 1947 the plant also passed to Polish control. Polish settlers
Recovered Territories
Recovered or Regained Territories was an official term used by the People's Republic of Poland to describe those parts of pre-war Germany that became part of Poland after World War II...
, partially expellees
Repatriation of Poles
Repatriation of Poles can refer to:*Repatriation of Poles *Repatriation of Poles...
from the east of former Poland
Kresy
The Polish term Kresy refers to a land considered by Poles as historical eastern provinces of their country. Today, it makes western Ukraine, western Belarus, as well as eastern Lithuania, with such major cities, as Lviv, Vilnius, and Hrodna. This territory belonged to the Polish-Lithuanian...
, arrived in the region to replace the native population that had fled or was forcibly expelled. They were joined by refugees from Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and Yugoslav Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
in 1953.
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. It produces mostly titanium dioxide
Titanium dioxide
Titanium dioxide, also known as titanium oxide or titania, is the naturally occurring oxide of titanium, chemical formula . When used as a pigment, it is called titanium white, Pigment White 6, or CI 77891. Generally it comes in two different forms, rutile and anatase. It has a wide range of...
pigments and nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers.
Police is in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...
since 1999, previously it was in the Szczecin Voivodeship
Szczecin Voivodeship
Szczecin Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by West Pomeranian Voivodeship.----Statistics :*Area: 10.000 km²...
(1946–1998).
Geography and nature
Estuary
An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea....
of the Oder River - Roztoka Odrzańska, south of the Lagoon of Szczecin
Lagoon of Szczecin
Szczecin Lagoon or Bay of Szczecin , also Oder lagoon , is a lagoon in the Oder estuary, shared by Germany and Poland. It is separated from the Pomeranian Bay of the Baltic Sea by the islands of Usedom and Wolin. The lagoon is subdivided into the Kleines Haff in the West and the Wielki Zalew in...
and the Bay of Pomerania
Bay of Pomerania
The Bay of Pomerania or Pomeranian Bay is a basin in the southwestern Baltic Sea, off the shores of Poland and Germany....
. The centre of Police Town is situated about 15 km north of the centre of Szczecin
Szczecin
Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
. Police is at located in the Ueckermünder Heide
Ueckermünder Heide
Ueckermünder Heide is a 1.000 km² large area of forest and heath in North Eastern Germany at the Oder river and the Szczecin Lagoon. Since 1945, the eastern part belongs to Poland, called Puszcza Wkrzańska...
with the Świdwie Nature Reserve around Lake Świdwie near Tanowo
Tanowo
Tanowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....
and Dobra. A kayak
Kayak
A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...
route follows the Gunica
Gunica
Gunica is a river of Poland....
River from Węgornik
Węgornik
Węgornik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately west of Police and north-west of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...
through Tanowo
Tanowo
Tanowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....
, Tatynia
Tatynia
Tatynia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-west of Police and north of the regional capital Szczecin.- History :Before 1945 the area was...
and Wieńkowo
Wieńkowo
Wieńkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-west of Police and north of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...
to Police-Jasienica
Jasienica, Police
Jasienica is a district of Police, Poland, a town in the Pomerania Region. In the High and Late Middle Ages, the village was the site of Jasenitz Abbey, now in ruins.-Gunica River and a kayak-way:...
. At the Szczecin Lagoon ( is a small yacht
Yacht
A yacht is a recreational boat or ship. The term originated from the Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt". It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries...
marina on the mouth of the Łarpia River (part of Oder
Oder
The Oder is a river in Central Europe. It rises in the Czech Republic and flows through western Poland, later forming of the border between Poland and Germany, part of the Oder-Neisse line...
) - 'Olimpia'. The ruins of the synthetic petrol plant (Hydrierwerke Pölitz – Aktiengeselschaft) are now a habitat of bat
Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
s (Barbastelle
Barbastelle
The Barbastelle , also known as the Western Barbastelle, is a European bat. It has a short nose, small eyes and wide ears.It is rare throughout its range...
, Greater mouse-eared bat
Greater mouse-eared bat
The greater mouse-eared bat, Myotis myotis, is a European species of bat in the Vespertilionidae family.-Description:It is relatively large for a member of the Myotis genus, weighing up to , making it one of the largest European bats.-Foraging:Like its relatives it eats various arthropods;...
, Daubenton's Bat
Daubenton's bat
Daubenton's Bat, Myotis daubentonii, is a Eurasian bat with quite short ears. It ranges from Britain to Japan and is considered to be increasing its numbers in many areas.The name commemorates the French naturalist Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton....
, Natterer's bat
Natterer's bat
Natterer's bat is a European bat with pale wings. It has brown fur, also seen on the leg wing membrane, tending to white on its underside...
, Brown long-eared bat
Brown long-eared bat
The brown long-eared bat or common long-eared bat is a fairly large European bat. It has distinctive ears, long and with a distinctive fold...
).
Population
- 1740: 1,000
- 1850: 2,500
- 1960: 8,900
- 1970: 12,800
- 1975: 17,600
- 1980: 24,800
- 1983: 28,581
- 1990: 34,400
- 1995: 34,456
- 2000: 35,000
- 2004: 41,400
Infrastructure
- Roads:
- to TrzebieżTrzebiezTrzebież - is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north of Police and north of the regional capital Szczecin.The village has a population of 2,500...
and Nowe WarpnoNowe WarpnoNowe Warpno is a town in northwestern Poland, in Police County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It lies on the shore of the Szczecin Lagoon, very close to the border with Germany. It is the seat of the urban-rural gmina called Gmina Nowe Warpno.The town's population is 1,170...
, No. 114 - to TanowoTanowoTanowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....
, No. 114 - to SzczecinSzczecinSzczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
over PrzęsocinPrzesocinPrzęsocin is a small village south of the town of Police, Poland- History :Przęsocin, until 1945 known as Neuendorf , became part of Poland after the end of World War II and changed its name to the Polish Przęsocin.-Tourism:...
- to Trzebież
- Main streets in a town:
- ul. Tanowska
- ul. Bankowa
- ul. Grunwaldzka
- ul. Kościuszki
- ul. Jasienicka
- ul. Dworcowa
- ul. Piastów
- ul. Wojska Polskiego
- ul. Asfaltowa
- ul. Cisowa
- ul. Piłsudskiego
- ul. Wyszyńskiego
- SzczecinSzczecinSzczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
- PolicePoliceThe police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
- TrzebieżTrzebiezTrzebież - is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north of Police and north of the regional capital Szczecin.The village has a population of 2,500...
Railway
- Harbours:
- Port of PolicePort of PoliceThe Port of Police is a Polish seaport and deep water harbour in Police, Poland located at west side of Oder River, off the Szczecin Lagoon....
: SeaSeaA sea generally refers to a large body of salt water, but the term is used in other contexts as well. Most commonly, it means a large expanse of saline water connected with an ocean, and is commonly used as a synonym for ocean...
-Harbour - Port of PolicePort of PoliceThe Port of Police is a Polish seaport and deep water harbour in Police, Poland located at west side of Oder River, off the Szczecin Lagoon....
: RiverRiverA river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
-Harbour
- Port of Police
- Airport in GoleniówGoleniówGoleniów is a town in Pomerania, northwestern Poland with 22,399 inhabitants . It is the capital of Goleniów County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship ; previously it was in Szczecin Voivodeship . Town area is 12.5 km², geographical situation 53°33'N and 14°49'E...
, a town behind the OderOderThe Oder is a river in Central Europe. It rises in the Czech Republic and flows through western Poland, later forming of the border between Poland and Germany, part of the Oder-Neisse line...
River (Szczecin-Goleniów "Solidarność" Airport)
- Public transportPublic transportPublic transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
:- 10 busBusA bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
lines in a town. Bus communication between all districts of a town, a few villages near Police (TrzeszczynTrzeszczynTrzeszczyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-west of Police and north of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...
, TanowoTanowoTanowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....
, SiedliceSiedliceSiedlice may refer to the following places in Poland:*Siedlice, Opole Voivodeship *Siedlice, Łobez County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship *Siedlice, Police County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship...
, Leśno GórneLeśno GórneLeśno Górne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south-west of Police and north-west of the regional capital Szczecin.- History :Before 1945 the...
, PilchowoPilchowoPilchowo may refer to the following places in north-west Poland:*Pilchowo, Police County*Pilchowo, Szczecin...
, PrzęsocinPrzesocinPrzęsocin is a small village south of the town of Police, Poland- History :Przęsocin, until 1945 known as Neuendorf , became part of Poland after the end of World War II and changed its name to the Polish Przęsocin.-Tourism:...
, LS to TrzebieżTrzebiezTrzebież - is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north of Police and north of the regional capital Szczecin.The village has a population of 2,500...
over DębostrówDębostrówDębostrów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north of Police and north of the regional capital Szczecin.- History :First references to...
, NiekłończycaNiekłończycaNiekłończyca is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-west of Police and north of the regional capital Szczecin.- History :First references to...
and UniemyślUniemyśl, West Pomeranian VoivodeshipUniemyśl – is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north of Police and north of the regional capital Szczecin.- History :First references to...
) and SzczecinSzczecinSzczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
City. - TaxicabTaxicabA taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice...
- 10 bus
Hospital
A clinic hospital in Police (Siedlecka Street, The New Town, Osiedle Gryfitów) is a part of The Pomeranian Medical UniversityPomeranian Medical University
Pomeranian Medical University was established in 1948 in Szczecin, Poland. It is referred to as Pomorski Uniwersytet Medyczny in Polish....
.
Notable residents
- Ludwig HolloniusLudwig HolloniusLudwig Hollonius was a German playwright.-Pastor:As a Lutheran pastor in Pölitz , Pomerania, he carefully refined his plays so that they met with the approval of his benefactor, Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, who was responsible for building up Wolfenbüttel so much that it was the most...
(1570s-1621), pastor and playwright - Hans ModrowHans ModrowHans Modrow is a German politician, best known as the last communist premier of East Germany. He currently is the honorary Chairman of the Left Party....
(born 1928), former premier of East Germany
Major corporations
- Zakłady Chemiczne Police SA
- Port of PolicePort of PoliceThe Port of Police is a Polish seaport and deep water harbour in Police, Poland located at west side of Oder River, off the Szczecin Lagoon....
(The Seaport, The BargeBargeA barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. Some barges are not self-propelled and need to be towed by tugboats or pushed by towboats...
Port, The 'Mijanka' cargo berthBerth (moorings)A berth is a location in a port or harbour used specifically for mooring vessels while not at sea.-Locations in a port:Berth is the term used in ports and harbors to define a specific location where a vessel may be berthed, usually for the purposes of loading and unloading.Most berths will be...
) - Industrial ParkIndustrial parkAn industrial park is an area zoned and planned for the purpose of industrial development...
- Policki Park PrzemysłowyPolicki Park PrzemysłowyPolicki Park Przemysłowy - an industrial park in Police, a district town in north-west Poland . The total area is about 140 ha...
(Infrapark Police)
Twinning cities
The sister cities of Police are: PasewalkPasewalk
Pasewalk is a town in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany. Located on the Uecker river, it is the capital of the former Uecker-Randow district, and the seat of the Uecker-Randow-Tal Amt of which it is not part.Pasewalk became a town during the 12th...
, Germany Korsør
Korsør
Korsør is a Danish town and port. It is out on the Great Belt, on the Zealand side, just south of where the Great Belt Bridge lands. It was the site of the municipal council of Korsør municipality - today it is part of Slagelse municipality...
, Denmark Novyi Rozdil
Novyi Rozdil
Novyi Rozdil is a city in Lviv Oblast of Ukraine. Population is 28,227 .-Twin towns — Sister cities:Novyi Rozdil is twinned with: Police, Poland...
, Ukraine Korinos
Korinos
Korino is a town and a former municipality in Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Katerini, of which it is a municipal unit. Korinos has approximately 5000 citizens and it's located 5 km northeast of the city of Katerini , the...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
Towns near Police
- SzczecinSzczecinSzczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
, Poland - Nowe WarpnoNowe WarpnoNowe Warpno is a town in northwestern Poland, in Police County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It lies on the shore of the Szczecin Lagoon, very close to the border with Germany. It is the seat of the urban-rural gmina called Gmina Nowe Warpno.The town's population is 1,170...
, Poland - GoleniówGoleniówGoleniów is a town in Pomerania, northwestern Poland with 22,399 inhabitants . It is the capital of Goleniów County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship ; previously it was in Szczecin Voivodeship . Town area is 12.5 km², geographical situation 53°33'N and 14°49'E...
, Poland - EggesinEggesinEggesin is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the river Uecker, 7 km southeast of Ueckermünde, and 42 km northwest of Szczecin.-Transport:...
, Germany - UeckermündeUeckermündeUeckermünde is a seaport town in northeast Germany, located in the district of Vorpommern-Greifswald, Western Pomerania, near Germany's border with Poland . Ueckermünde has a long and varied history, going back to its founding by Slavs, known as the Uchri and mentioned in 934 by Widukind of Corvey...
, Germany - PasewalkPasewalkPasewalk is a town in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany. Located on the Uecker river, it is the capital of the former Uecker-Randow district, and the seat of the Uecker-Randow-Tal Amt of which it is not part.Pasewalk became a town during the 12th...
, Germany
See also
- Villages in Police CountyPolice CountyPolice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the Polish-German border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and...
: PrzęsocinPrzesocinPrzęsocin is a small village south of the town of Police, Poland- History :Przęsocin, until 1945 known as Neuendorf , became part of Poland after the end of World War II and changed its name to the Polish Przęsocin.-Tourism:...
, Kołbaskowo, TrzebieżTrzebiezTrzebież - is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north of Police and north of the regional capital Szczecin.The village has a population of 2,500... - 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
- Jasienica VR360