Myślibórz

For other places with the same name, see Myślibórz (disambiguation).

Myślibórz
Main square
Coat of arms
Myślibórz
Coordinates: 52°56′N 14°52′E / 52.933°N 14.867°E / 52.933; 14.867
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Myślibórz County
Gmina	Gmina Myślibórz
Town rights	1253
Government
– Mayor	Leszek Wierucki
Area
– Total	15.04 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)
– Total	11,867
– Density	789/km2 (2,043.6/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	74-300
Area code(s)	+48 95
Car plates	ZMY
Website	http://www.mysliborz.pl

Myślibórz [mɨˈɕlibuʂ] (German: Soldin; Kashubian: Żôłdzëno) is a city in north-west Poland, in West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is the capital of the Powiat of Myślibórz (powiat myśliborski). Population is 11,867.

History

The city's official webpage mentions origins of the settlement around VII and V century BC, with a defensive settlement that was inhabited by pre-slavic population from Lusatian culture, which later turned into Slavic settlement in X and XI century;this area was incorporated into Poland by Mieszko I at the end of X century^[1]. According to the city's webpage the location of current Myślibórz housed a fishing settlement called Sołtyń, located on trading route between Silesia and Greater Poland towards Oder delta, it is from this fishing settlement that the later name of the town comes:Soldin^[2].

The town was the site of two treaties important for Pomeranian history: The Treaty of Soldin (1309) between the Margraviate of Brandenburg and the Teutonic Order State, and the Treaty of Soldin (1466) between the Electorate of Brandenburg and the Duchy of Pomerania.After German Empire was formed in 1871 it was the capital of East Brandenburg, a sub-region of the Province of Brandenburg. In the nearby forest, the Lituanica plane crash happened on July 17, 1933.

Notable residents

• Max Fesca (1846–1917), scientist
• Gisela Kallenbach (1944- ), Politician
• Hermann Kennemann (1815–1910), Politician
• Daniel Lessmann (1794–1831), Historian
• August Piepenhagen (1791–1868), painter
• William C. Rauschenberger (1855–1918), Mayor of Milwaukee
• Heino Schmieden (1835–1913), Architect

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Twin towns — sister cities

Myślibórz is twinned with:

• Kaunas, Lithuania
• Neuhardenberg, Germany
• Soltau, Germany

Sources

1. ^ Z dziejów miasta i region Official website of the city
2. ^ Official webpage of the city

External links

• Official town website
• Unofficial town website
• Virtual Mysliborz
• Location via Encarta Maps
• Satellite photo via Google Maps

Coordinates: 52°56′N 14°52′E / 52.933°N 14.867°E / 52.933; 14.867