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Niekłończyca
Niekłończyca (formerly german: Königsfelde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the Germany, German border. It lies approximately north-west of Police, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Police and north of the regional capital Szczecin. History First references to Niekłończyca (''Königsfelde'') came from 1750. Niekłończyca, known as ''Königsfelde'' to its residents while part of Germany from 1815–1945, became part of Poland after the end of World War II and changed its name to the Polish language, Polish ''Niekłończyca''. Below is a time line showing the history of the different administrations that this city has been included in. Political-administrative membership: * 1815–1866: German Confederation, Kingdom of Prussia, Pomerania * 1866–1871: North German Confederation, Kingdom of Prussia, Pomerania * 1871–1918: German Empire, Kingdom of Prussia, Pome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Police (; German until 1945: ''Pölitz'') is a town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northwestern Poland. It is the capital of Police County and one of the biggest towns of the Szczecin agglomeration. The town is situated on the Oder River and its estuary, south of the Szczecin Lagoon and the Bay of Pomerania. The centre of Police is situated about north of the centre of Szczecin. Etymology The name of the town comes from Proto-Slavic ''pole'', which means field. History The settlement was first mentioned in 1243. Pomeranian duke Barnim of Pomerania granted Magdeburg law to the town in 1260.Thomas Gallien, Reno Stutz, Geschichtswerkstatt Rostock, Landesheimatverband Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, ''Landeskundlich-historisches Lexikon Mecklenburg-Vorpommern'', Hinstorff, 2007, p.503 At the end of the 13th century, the town had become a fief of a local dynasty of knights, the Drake family. In 1321, with the death of Otto Drake, the town became a dependency of nearby Stett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
