Wolin (town)

Infobox Settlement
name = Wolin

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image_shield = POL Wolin COA.svg
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = West Pomeranian
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Kamień
subdivision_type3 = Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Wolin
area_total_km2 = 14.41
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 4878
population_density_km2 = auto
latd = 53 | latm = 50 | lats = 29 | latNS = N | longd = 14 | longm = 36 | longs = 41 | longEW = E
elevation_m =
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 72-510
website = http://www.wolin.pl

Wolin [IPA-pl|'|w|o|l|i|n] ( _de. Wollin) is a town situated on the southern tip of the Wolin island off the Baltic coast of Poland. The island lies at the edge of the strait of Dziwna in Kamień Pomorski County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship.The town, now a fishing port and gateway to the island's bathing resorts, has a population of approximately 4,900. Dating from the 9th century, it has been associated with the semi-legendary settlements of Jomsburg (Julin) and Vineta. Several ruins from the Slavic period occupy the area.

Historically, the town changed hands on several occasions. After Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth of Poland conquered the Duchy of Pomerania under Wartislaw I in 1121, he called Bishop Otto of Bamberg to christianize the area. In 1140 Pope Innocent II made Wolin the first episcopal see in Pomerania. It remained a part of the Pomeranian duchy within the Holy Roman Empire, passing with the Duchy of Pomerania-Stettin to the Swedish Crown in 1648 following the Peace of Westphalia. In 1720 it was incorporated into the Kingdom of Prussia and finally fell to the Soviet Union and was given to Poland in 1945 with the conclusion of the Second World War.

Twin towns

* Venansault, France
* Staffanstorp, Sweden
* Usedom, Germany

People from Wolin

*Johannes Bugenhagen (1485-1558), Protestant Reformer
*Ernst Georg Ferdinand Küster (1839-1930), surgeon

External links

* [http://www.wolin.pl/ Official website]