- Police, Poland
Infobox Settlement
name = Police
image_shield = Police_herb.svg
pushpin_
pushpin_label_position = bottom
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = West Pomeranian
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 =Police County
subdivision_type3 =Gmina
subdivision_name3 =Gmina Police
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Władysław Diakun
area_total_km2 = 36.84
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 34284
population_density_km2 = auto
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 53 | latm = 32 | lats = | latNS = N | longd = 14 | longm = 34 | longs = | longEW = E
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 72-009, 72-010, 72-011
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = ZPL
website = http://www.police.plPolice [IPA-pl|p|o|'|l|i|c|e] ("poh-LEE-tze") ( _de. Pölitz; Kashubian/Pomeranian: "Pòlice") is a town in
Pomerania , northwesternPoland , situated on theOder River and anestuary of theOder River -Roztoka Odrzańska , south of theLagoon of Szczecin and theBay of Pomerania . The centre of Police Town is situated about 15 km north of the centre ofSzczecin . There are 34.319 inhabitants (2005) in Police (34,456 inhabitants in the year 2004).Police is the capital of
Police County inWest Pomeranian Voivodeship (since1999 ), previously it was inSzczecin Voivodeship (1975 -1998 ).The name comes from Polish "pole", which means "".
Districts
*
Police Old Town
*Mścięcino
*Jasienica
*New Town (Nowe Miasto: Osiedle Dąbrówka, Osiedle Gryfitów, Osiedle Księcia Bogusława X, Osiedle Anny Jagiellonki)History
The settlement was first time mentioned in years
1243 -1259 . Duke Barnim of Pomerania granted a local government charter to this community in1260 . Soon in1321 the town became a dependency ofSzczecin (read an article:List of historical cities of Poland ), a decision that made Police a small city. The development of the town restarted in the mid 18th century. In German it was called Pölitz.In 1937 the decision to build a huge complex of the synthetic petrol plant (Hydrierwerke AG) was made by the main investor, I.G. Farbenindustrie concern. During
World War II the Germans operated a hugesynthetic fuel plant near Pölitz. The workforce for the plant came from the system of camps (Pommernlager, Nordlager, Tobruklager, Wullenwever-Lager, Arbeitserziehungslager Hägerwelle, Dürrfeld Lager). A trade ship moored on theOder River also served as a camp (Umschulungslager Bremerhaven). Police in Nazi times was a location for the Germanconcentration camp Pölitz that was a subcamp of theStutthof concentration camp . The inmates of the camp worked at the synthetic oil plant. Due to its key role in producing fuel for the German armed forces, the plant was bombed many times by theRoyal Air Force and theUnited States Army Air Forces .The city and the plant was captured on
26 April 1945 and soon became a Russian-administered exclave within the territory of Poland. German slave workers worked on disassembling the plant before it was sent to theUSSR . The town without its main plant machines were given to Poland gradually (on7 September 1946 Mścięcino , followed by Police and Jasienica on19 September . On25 February 1947 the plant also passed into Polish control). Since that moment the first Polish settlers arrived in the region, joined by refugees fromGreece and 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 mostlytitanium dioxide pigments and nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers.
= Population Fact|date=February 2007=*1960: 8,900
*1970: 12,800
*1975: 17,600
*1980: 24,800
*1990: 34,400
*1995: 34,500
*2000: 35,000
*2004: 41,400Nature, sights and tourist attractions
*The
Wkrzanska Forest (Wkrzanska Wilderness, Polish: Puszcza Wkrzańska, German: Ueckermünder Heide), in the areaŚwidwie Nature Reserve ("Swidwie" Sanctuary) (The Świdwie Lake (Polish: Jezioro Świdwie) nearTanowo and Dobra)
*Kayak -way onGunica River fromWęgornik throughTanowo ,Tatynia andWieńkowo to Police-Jasienica
*A smallyacht marina on the Łarpia River (part ofOder ) - 'Olimpia'
*TheSzczecin Lagoon (Polish: Zalew Szczeciński, German: Stettiner Haff) in the area of Police (Trzebież ,Nowe Warpno );
Natura 2000 areas in Police and the area of the town:
*1)Police - Canals - Ruins of the synthetic petrol plant (Hydrierwerke Pölitz – Aktiengeselschaft) in Police are a habitat ofbat s (Barbastelle ,Greater mouse-eared bat ,Daubenton's Bat ,Natterer's bat ,Brown long-eared bat ).
*2) TheWkrzanska Forest (Wkrzanska Wilderness, Polish: Puszcza Wkrzańska, German: Ueckermünder Heide) with theŚwidwie Nature Reserve ("Swidwie" Sanctuary) (The Świdwie Lake (Polish: Jezioro Świdwie) nearTanowo and Dobra)
*3) TheSzczecin Lagoon (Polish: Zalew Szczeciński, German: Stettiner Haff) in the area of Police (Trzebież ,Nowe Warpno Monuments in Police
*Gothic
Chapel (15th century) in The Chrobry Square in TheOld Town
*Neo-Gothic Church (19th century) in The Old Town
*The PoliceLapidary in The Staromiejski Park in The Old Town
*Tenement house s (19th century)and in Jasienica District:
*Gothic Church in Police-Jasienica (14th/18th century)
*Ruin ofAugustinians 'cloister in Police-Jasienica (14th century);
Town hall (1906) was not rebuilt after WWIICommunication
*Roads:
**toTrzebież andNowe Warpno , No. 114
**toTanowo , No. 114
**toSzczecin overPrzęsocin *Main streets in a town:
**ul. Tanowska
**ul. Grunwaldzka
**ul. Kościuszki
**ul. Jasienicka
**ul. Dworcowa
**ul. Piastów
**ul. Wojska Polskiego
**ul. Asfaltowa
**ul. Cisowa
**ul. Piłsudskiego
**ul. Wyszyńskiego*
Szczecin -Police -Trzebież Railway*
Harbour s:
**PoliceSea -Harbour
**PoliceRiver -Harbour *Airport in
Goleniów , a town behind theOder River (Szczecin-Goleniów "Solidarność" Airport )*
Public transport :
**10bus lines in a town. Bus communication between all districts of a town, a few villages near Police (Trzeszczyn ,Tanowo ,Siedlice ,Leśno Górne ,Pilchowo ,Przęsocin , LS toTrzebież overDębostrów ,Niekłończyca and Uniemyśl) andSzczecin City.
**Taxicab Hospital
A clinic hospital in Police (Siedlecka Street, The New Town, Osiedle Gryfitów) is a part of The
Pomeranian Medical University .Notable residents
*
Ludwig Hollonius (1570s-1621), pastor and playwright
*Hans Modrow (born 1928), former premier ofEast Germany Major corporations
*
Zakłady Chemiczne Police SA
* Police Harbour (TheSeaport , TheBarge Port, The 'Mijanka' cargoberth )Twinning cities
The
sister cities of Police are:
*Pasewalk , Germany
*Korsør , Denmark
*Novyi Rozdil , UkraineTowns near Police
*
Szczecin City (Poland )
*Nowe Warpno (Poland )
*Goleniów (Poland )
*Eggesin (Germany )
*Ueckermünde (Germany )
*Pasewalk (Germany )ee also
* villages in
Police County :Przęsocin ,Kołbaskowo ,Trzebież
*Szczecin Lagoon
*Wkrzanska Forest External links
* [http://www.police.pl/ Official town webpage]
* [http://lazowski.szczecin.art.pl/police/historia-uk.htm History of Police]
* [http://www.zchpolice.pl/pl/ The Factory: Zakłady Chemiczne "Police"]
* [http://www.portpolice.pl/ Police Harbour]
* [http://www.police.city-map.pl/city/db/500200000001.html Police on www.city-map.pl]
* [http://wikitravel.org/en/Police Wikitravel Police]
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