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Slavic Strongholds in West Pomerania: Szczecin, Lubin, Cedynia, Kołobrzeg-Budzistowo, Kamień Pomorski, Gardzka Kępa Historia Pomorza Zachodniego
Slavic Strongholds in West Pomerania: Szczecin, Lubin, Cedynia, Kołobrzeg-Budzistowo, Kamień Pomorski, Gardzka Kępa
Before the brick towns there were strongholds on ramparts in West Pomerania: in Szczecin, Cedynia, Lubin, Budzistowo, Kamień Pomorski and on Gardzka Kępa. The text gathers the dating, the dimensions of the ramparts and what can be seen on the ground today, and states discrepancies between sources directly.
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The Cegielnia Fortified Group in Wałcz and the Bunkers of Szczecinek: Two Sections of the Pomeranian Wall Historia Pomorza Zachodniego
The Cegielnia Fortified Group in Wałcz and the Bunkers of Szczecinek: Two Sections of the Pomeranian Wall
Two places where the fortifications of the Pomeranian Wall from the 1930s can be seen up close: the Cegielnia Fortified Group in Wałcz and the B-Werk bunker in Szczecinek. The article describes their construction, their fate in 1945 and the museums operating there.
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The Griffins and the Griffin in the Coat of Arms: Where the Rulers of West Pomerania Came From Historia Pomorza Zachodniego
The Griffins and the Griffin in the Coat of Arms: Where the Rulers of West Pomerania Came From
For more than six centuries West Pomerania was ruled by the Griffins. What the sources say about the beginnings of the house, about the griffin in the coat of arms and about the dispute over the dynasty's origins, with the discrepancies between studies stated.
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The Hanseatic League in West Pomerania: Darłowo, Kołobrzeg, Stargard and Goleniów in the Footsteps of Merchants Historia Pomorza Zachodniego
The Hanseatic League in West Pomerania: Darłowo, Kołobrzeg, Stargard and Goleniów in the Footsteps of Merchants
Several towns of today's West Pomeranian Voivodeship belonged to the Hanseatic League. We set out what Wikipedia says about their membership and point to the town halls, gates and churches that remember the old trade.
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Philip II and the Pomeranian Cabinet: a collector duke and a piece of furniture from Augsburg Historia Pomorza Zachodniego
Philip II and the Pomeranian Cabinet: a collector duke and a piece of furniture from Augsburg
Duke Philip II ordered in Augsburg a piece of furniture full of hiding places, instruments and small masterpieces. The cabinet reached Szczecin in 1617 and burned in Berlin in 1945. Its contents have survived.
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Kołbacz Cistercian Abbey: from the foundation in 1173-1174 to the fire of 1662 Historia Pomorza Zachodniego
Kołbacz Cistercian Abbey: from the foundation in 1173-1174 to the fire of 1662
Kołbacz Abbey was founded by Warcisław II Świętoborzyc in 1173, and the Cistercians from Esrum arrived, according to some sources, in 1174. The text describes the history of the monastery from its foundation, through its dissolution in the 16th century, to the fire of 1662, together with the discrepancies in dates in Wikipedia.
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Budzistowo: the first Kołobrzeg, a hillfort and a church from 1222 Historia Pomorza Zachodniego
Budzistowo: the first Kołobrzeg, a hillfort and a church from 1222
Before Kołobrzeg was chartered by the sea in 1255, the town lay four kilometres inland, in present-day Budzistowo. A stronghold, salt, Bishop Reinbern in the year 1000 and a small brick church: what the sources say and where they diverge.
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The defence of Kołobrzeg in 1807: Gneisenau, Nettelbeck and Schill's corps Historia Pomorza Zachodniego
The defence of Kołobrzeg in 1807: Gneisenau, Nettelbeck and Schill's corps
In 1807 Kołobrzeg was not taken by Napoleonic troops, because operations were halted by the Peace of Tilsit. The dates, the strength of the sides and the casualties differ between sources, and for almost a hundred and forty years the defence was surrounded by a legend that a propaganda film used in 1945.
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From the fief of Bolesław the Wrymouth to the partitions of the Duchy of Pomerania: Szczecin, Wolgast and Słupsk Historia Pomorza Zachodniego
From the fief of Bolesław the Wrymouth to the partitions of the Duchy of Pomerania: Szczecin, Wolgast and Słupsk
The Duchy of Pomerania began as the fief of a Polish duke and for centuries was divided into districts with capitals in Szczecin, Wolgast and Słupsk. The text collects the dates of the partitions and shows where Wikipedia and Pomeranica give them differently.
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The Lubinus map: how the Great Map of the Duchy of Pomerania was made Historia Pomorza Zachodniego
The Lubinus map: how the Great Map of the Duchy of Pomerania was made
The Great Map of the Duchy of Pomerania was produced from 1610 to 1618. Lubinus toured Pomerania, took thousands of measurements, and the map was printed in Amsterdam and found years later in Stralsund.
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The walls, gates and towers of Stargard: how the town's defensive ring worked Historia Pomorza Zachodniego
The walls, gates and towers of Stargard: how the town's defensive ring worked
Stargard's walls are a system: a ring 2,260 metres long in the 15th-16th century, gates with outer gates, watchtowers, towers, a moat and ramparts. The text sorts out the figures and shows where Wikipedia gives different dates and different numbers of towers.
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Town walls and gates in West Pomerania: Gryfice, Trzebiatów, Goleniów, Gryfino Historia Pomorza Zachodniego
Town walls and gates in West Pomerania: Gryfice, Trzebiatów, Goleniów, Gryfino
Gryfice, Trzebiatów, Goleniów and Gryfino have each kept a few traces of medieval fortifications. We walk through the Stone and High Gates, the Gunpowder and Kaszana Towers, the Wolin Gate and the Bańska Gate, giving dates together with the name of the source.
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