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Trees with a legend: the linden of St Otto, the Krzywousty oaks, the Bogusław X Oak and Warcisław, and what dendrologists say about their age Ciekawostki
Trees with a legend: the linden of St Otto, the Krzywousty oaks, the Bogusław X Oak and Warcisław, and what dendrologists say about their age
According to legend the linden of St Otto is 900 years old, the Krzywousty oaks remember the year 1121, and Warcisław is 640 years old. We set the traditions against estimates of age and girth from various sources.
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Ghosts and curses in the walls: the rings of Pęzino and Black Jolka from the cellars of the Old Town Hall Ciekawostki
Ghosts and curses in the walls: the rings of Pęzino and Black Jolka from the cellars of the Old Town Hall
Two stories from West Pomerania: the maiden of Pęzino and three golden rings, and Black Jolka from the cellars of the Szczecin town hall. Alongside the legends, the facts: a signet ring in a museum and the history of the town hall.
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Erratic Boulders with a Legend: Trygław in Tychowo and the Boulders of the Beech Hills Ciekawostki
Erratic Boulders with a Legend: Trygław in Tychowo and the Boulders of the Beech Hills
Trygław, from the cemetery in Tychowo, is regarded as the largest erratic boulder in Poland, although sources give different circumferences and masses. Near Szczecin, in the Beech Forest, lie boulders with names, legends and plaques.
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Lake Turkusowe: a chalk pit and the Quistorp cement works in Lubin Ciekawostki
Lake Turkusowe: a chalk pit and the Quistorp cement works in Lubin
Lake Turkusowe in Wapnica occupies the pit of a chalk mine that supplied the Quistorp cement works in Lubin. Construction of the cement works began in 1855, extraction ended in 1954, and the water level equalled that of the Szczecin Lagoon around 1960.
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Jomsborg: what the sagas say and what has not been confirmed in Wolin Ciekawostki
Jomsborg: what the sagas say and what has not been confirmed in Wolin
We know Jomsborg from sagas written down in the 12th and 13th centuries. The text separates what the sagas say from what has been found in Wolin, and shows where historians locate the fortress and where they disagree.
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The Crooked Forest near Gryfino: what is known and what is a hypothesis Ciekawostki
The Crooked Forest near Gryfino: what is known and what is a hypothesis
The Crooked Forest in Nowe Czarnowo is a natural monument with pines bent just above the ground. We separate what can be checked from the hypotheses about its origin: tanks, sledges, Christmas trees and the hands of craftsmen.
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Legends of water: the devil at Lake Miedwie, the ghost Skarbek, the Julki of Lake Jamno and Zielenica of Trzęsacz Ciekawostki
Legends of water: the devil at Lake Miedwie, the ghost Skarbek, the Julki of Lake Jamno and Zielenica of Trzęsacz
Four tales connected with water: the prior's bet with the devil at Lake Miedwie, a flooded chalk mine in Szczecin, the Julki goblins of Lake Jamno and the Baltic's daughter from Trzęsacz. Each tale is given with the name of its source, alongside facts about the place.
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Legends of sieges and walls: the Crayfish of Moryń, the porridge from the tower in Trzebiatów, the net at Drahim and the Seven Cloaks Ciekawostki
Legends of sieges and walls: the Crayfish of Moryń, the porridge from the tower in Trzebiatów, the net at Drahim and the Seven Cloaks
Four town and castle tales from West Pomerania: the Crayfish of Moryń, a bowl of porridge from the tower in Trzebiatów, a fisherman's net from Drahim Castle and seven cloaks for the duke. Each is given with the name of its source and with what is known for certain about the place itself.
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Tales of the Beech Forest: the three robber brothers, the sunken castle on Chojna hill and the ghost Skarbek Ciekawostki
Tales of the Beech Forest: the three robber brothers, the sunken castle on Chojna hill and the ghost Skarbek
The Three Brothers Pass, Chojna hill with its stronghold and Szmaragdowe Lake each have their own tales. They are collected here with their sources given: Pomeranica, Wikipedia and a 1981 PTTK guide.
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Where the name comes from: legends and hypotheses about the names of Choszczno, Woświn, Połczyn-Zdrój and Świdwin Ciekawostki
Where the name comes from: legends and hypotheses about the names of Choszczno, Woświn, Połczyn-Zdrój and Świdwin
Choszczno has a legend about a warrior founder and a separate hypothesis of linguists, Woświn and Świdwin have only hypotheses, and the name of Połczyn derives from a personal name. Each explanation is given with the name of its source.
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The 1619 Trial of Sidonia von Borck, the Prophecy for the Griffins and the Legend from Meinhold's Novel Ciekawostki
The 1619 Trial of Sidonia von Borck, the Prophecy for the Griffins and the Legend from Meinhold's Novel
The witchcraft trial of Sidonia von Borck ended in Szczecin in 1620. We separate what was recorded in the court files and studies from the legend of revenge on the dukes and from Meinhold's novel.
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Vineta: the legend of a drowned city and the dispute over whether it is another name for Wolin Ciekawostki
Vineta: the legend of a drowned city and the dispute over whether it is another name for Wolin
The legend tells of a rich city at the mouth of the Oder that was swallowed by the sea. For centuries scholars have argued over whether Vineta existed and whether it is an old name for Wolin.
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