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Dziwnówek
Dziwnówek (formerly ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dziwnów, within Kamień County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Dziwnów, north of Kamień Pomorski, and north of the regional capital Szczecin. According to the data from 2015, the village had 391 inhabiters. In Dziwnówek 400 m of the coastline became designated swimming and bathing area in the summer. Location Dziwnówek is situated in the western part of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship coastline, in the north part of the Kamień County. The village finds itself on the forefront of the Dziwnów Spit geological formation, between the Baltic Sea and Wrzosowo, Kamień County, Wrzosowo bay, which constitutes the northernmost part of Kamień Pomorski, Kamień bay. It is a part of Trzebiatów Coast, one of the Mesoregion (geography), mesoregions of Szczecin seacoast. Historically, Dziwnówek lies in the north part of Pomerania. History The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Dziwnów
__NOTOC__ Gmina Dziwnów is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Kamień County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Dziwnów, which lies approximately north-west of Kamień Pomorski and north of the regional capital Szczecin. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 4,148 (out of which the population of Dziwnów amounts to 2,949, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 1,199). Villages Apart from the town of Dziwnów, the gmina also contains the villages of Dziwnówek, Łukęcin and Międzywodzie. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Dziwnów is bordered by the gminas of Gmina Kamień Pomorski, Kamień Pomorski, Gmina Rewal, Rewal, Gmina Świerzno, Świerzno and Gmina Wolin, Wolin. ReferencesPolish official population figures 2006 {{DEFAULTSORT:Gmina Dziwnow Gminas in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Dziwnow Kamień County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trzebiatów Coast
The Trzebiatów Coast is a Polish mesoregion located on the Bay of Pomerania. It is long and stretches from the Dziwna to Kołobrzeg. It has an area of and its shore is roughly long. The coast is known for its abundance of beaches, which are popular seaside resorts and summer tourist destinations in Poland. Such include (east to west): Dźwirzyno, Mrzeżyno, Pogorzelica, Niechorze, Rewal, Trzęsacz, Pustkowo, Pobierowo, Dziwnówek Dziwnówek (formerly ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dziwnów, within Kamień County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Dziwnów, north of Kamień Pomorski, and no .... Landforms of West Pomeranian Voivodeship {{WestPomeranian-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesoregion (geography)
A mesoregion is a medium-sized region between the size of a city or district and that of a nation. Examples of conceptual mesoregions in Southeast Europe include Epirus, Istria, and Kosovo etc. An example of the official usage of the term is Mesoregions of Brazil, Mesoregion (Brazil), a grouping of municipalities for statistical purposes. See also * Macroregion * Microdistrict, Soviet and Central European urban housing schemes * Microregion References Geographic taxonomies Regions {{geo-term-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kołobrzeg
Kołobrzeg ( ; csb, Kòlbrzég; german: Kolberg, ), ; csb, Kòlbrzég , is a port city in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in north-western Poland with about 47,000 inhabitants (). Kołobrzeg is located on the Parsęta River on the south coast of the Baltic Sea (in the middle of the section divided by the Oder River, Oder and Vistula Rivers). It is the capital of Kołobrzeg County. During the Pomerania during the Early Middle Ages, Early Middle Ages, the Pomeranians (Slavic tribe), Pomeranian tribes established a settlement at the site of modern-day Budzistowo. Thietmar of Merseburg first mentioned the site as ''Salsa Cholbergiensis''. Around the year 1000, when the city was part of Poland, it became the seat of the Diocese of Kołobrzeg, one of five oldest Polish dioceses. During the Pomerania during the High Middle Ages, High Middle Ages, the town was expanded with an additional settlement inhabited by German settlers a few kilometers north of the stronghold and chartered with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Międzyzdroje
Międzyzdroje (;), known as Misdroy in English, is a city and a seaside resort in northwestern Poland on the island of Wolin on the Baltic coast. The city is located in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, and is a seat of the Kamień County and the municipality of Międzyzdroje. In 2016, it was inhabited by around 5,500 people. The town is often referred to as ''The Pearl of the Baltic''. It is situated between wide sandy beaches with high cliffs and the forests of the Woliński National Park (which includes a bison reserve). Międzyzdroje has a spa climate and is rich in tourist services. History Towards the very end of the 12th century two settled camps or settlements have been established within the present-day borders of the town. Both of these settlements, with a mining and agricultural focus, were property of the bishopric of Kamień Pomorski. The first initial name of the town appeared in the 15th century as ''Misdroige''. According to sources, the early Slavic and Germani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szczecin Voivodeship (1975–1998)
The Szczecin Voivodeship was a voivodeship (province) of the Polish People's Republic from 1975 to 1989, and the Third Republic of Poland from 1989 to 1998. Its capital was Szczecin, and it was centered on the western Farther Pomerania. It was established on 1 June 1975, from the part of the Szczecin Voivodeship,''Ustawa z dnia 28 maja 1975 r. o dwustopniowym podziale administracyjnym Państwa oraz o zmianie ustawy o radach narodowych.'' In: ''1975 Journal of the Laws'', no. 16, position, 91. and existed until 31 December 1998, when it was incorporated into then-established |
Stanisław Stefanek
Stanisław Stefanek (7 May 1936 – 17 January 2020) was a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church. Born in the village of Majdan Sobieszczański, Stefanek was ordained to the priesthood on 28 June 1959. He became vicar general of the Society of Christ. He was named an auxiliary bishop of Szczecin-Kamień and titular bishop of Forum Popilii in 1980. Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Łomża on 26 October 1996. Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the soverei ... accepted his resignation and named Janusz Stepnowski to succeed him on 11 November 2011. Stefanek died on 17 January 2020 in Lublin at the age of 83, and he was buried in the Łomża cathedral on 23 January. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human Musculoskeletal System
The human musculoskeletal system (also known as the human locomotor system, and previously the activity system) is an organ system that gives humans the ability to move using their muscular and skeletal systems. The musculoskeletal system provides form, support, stability, and movement to the body. It is made up of the bones of the skeleton, muscles, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, joints, and other connective tissue that supports and binds tissues and organs together. The musculoskeletal system's primary functions include supporting the body, allowing motion, and protecting vital organs. The skeletal portion of the system serves as the main storage system for calcium and phosphorus and contains critical components of the hematopoietic system. This system describes how bones are connected to other bones and muscle fibers via connective tissue such as tendons and ligaments. The bones provide stability to the body. Muscles keep bones in place and also play a role in the movement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poland's Wedding To The Sea
Poland's Wedding to the Sea was a ceremony meant to symbolize restored Polish access to the Baltic Sea that was lost in 1793 by the Partitions of Poland. It was first performed on 10 February 1920 by General Józef Haller at Puck (Putzig). In the early spring of 1945, following the Polish-Soviet advance into Pomerania, a number of such ceremonies took place in several locations. The most famous 1945 Weddings to the Sea were performed by the soldiers of the Polish Army on 17 March 1945 in Mrzeżyno (Regamünde), and on 18 March in the newly-captured port of Kołobrzeg (Kolberg). 1920 Wedding to the Sea In October 1920, General Jozef Haller was named commandant of the Pomeranian Front of the Polish Army, a unit created to peacefully recover former German Empire's province of Pomerelia, which was granted to the Second Polish Republic by the Versailles Treaty. On 18 January 1920, units of the 16th Infantry Division entered Torun (Thorn), and in the following days, Polish soldi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Warsaw Infantry Division
2nd Warsaw Infantry Division of Henryk Dąbrowski (2 Warszawska Dywizja Piechoty im. Henryka Dąbrowskiego) was formed in 1943 as part of the Polish First Army alongside the Red Army of the Soviet Union. It fought near Vistula and Warsaw, at Pomerania Pomerania ( pl, Pomorze; german: Pommern; Kashubian: ''Pòmòrskô''; sv, Pommern) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. The western part of Pomerania belongs to ... and in the Battle of Berlin. It was mostly disbanded during reorganization in 1956, with traditions inherited by the 2nd Warsaw Mechanized Division (itself based also on the 7th Infantry Division). References {{Poland-mil-stub Military units and formations established in 1943 1st Infantry Military units and formations disestablished in 1956 1943 establishments in Poland 1956 disestablishments in Poland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
