Jasienica (german: Jasenitz) is a district of

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, a town in the

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Region. In the

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and

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, the village was the site of Jasenitz Abbey, now in ruins. Wik Police - Jasienica kościół fragm S5000862

Gunica River and a
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In Jasienica there is a confluence of the Gunica - a small river used as a

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-way from Węgornik through

Tanowo Tanowo (german: Falkenwalde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately west of Police and north- ...

, Tatynia and

Wieńkowo Wieńkowo (German: ''Wenkendorf'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-west of Police ...

. Gunica flows into

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in the north part of the town of Police.

Jasienica Abbey

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abbey existed from the 14th century until its dissolution during the

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, when the abbeys of the

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were turned into secular domains of the local dukes. The buildings are now in ruins. Each year at the end of August there is ''Augustinian Fair'' (Polish: ''Jarmark Augustiański'') organized in the area of ruins of the abbey, with parade residents of the estate in historical costumes, lectures, artistic performances and stalls with traditional products.

Notable residents

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(born 1928), politician

Infrastructure

*Roads: **from the centre of Police to

Trzebież Trzebież (formerly german: Ziegenort) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north of Police an ...

and

Nowe Warpno Nowe Warpno (; formerly german: Neuwarp) is a historic town in northwestern Poland, within Police County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It lies on the shore of the Szczecin Lagoon, at the border with Germany. It is the seat of the urban-rural ad ...

No. 114 **to

, over Tatynia *Main streets in a district: **ul. Jasienicka **ul. Dworcowa **ul. Piastów *

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Railway *

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: **

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lines 101 (to the Old Town of Police and a centre of

), 103 (to the Old Town and the New Town of Police and

Trzeszczyn Trzeszczyn (formerly German ''Trestin'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-west of Po ...

, Pilchowo and

-Głębokie), and 111 (to the Old Town and the New Town of Police) **LS "linia samorządowa" (different type of ticket) Police -

Gunica River and a kayak A kayak is a small, narrow watercraft which is typically propelled by means of a double-bladed paddle. The word kayak originates from the Greenlandic word ''qajaq'' (). The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each se ...-way

Jasienica Abbey

Notable residents

Infrastructure

See also

Gunica River and a
kayak A kayak is a small, narrow watercraft which is typically propelled by means of a double-bladed paddle. The word kayak originates from the Greenlandic word ''qajaq'' (). The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each se ...
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