Polanów (german: Pollnow) is a town in northern
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
, located in the
Koszalin County
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Koszalin County ( pl, powiat koszaliński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the Baltic coast. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result ...
of the
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
The West Pomeranian Voivodeship, also known as the West Pomerania Province, is a voivodeship (province) in northwestern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Szczecin. Its area equals 22 892.48 km² (8,838.84 sq mi), and in 2021, it was i ...
. It has 2,949 inhabitants (2017).
History
The settlement was first mentioned in 13th century, and was granted
town rights
Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the tradition ...
in 1313
[ under ]Lübeck law
The Lübeck law (german: Lübisches (Stadt)Recht) was the family of codified municipal law developed at Lübeck, which became a free imperial city in 1226 and is located in present day Schleswig-Holstein. It was the second most prevalent form of ...
.
The town was completely destroyed during World War II, in fires set by victorious Red Army soldiers.
Points of interest
* Gołogóra transmitter, a facility for FM-/TV-broadcasting with 2 guyed masts, which are 271 respectively 115 metres tall
* Historic churches: Church of the Assumption, Exaltation of the Holy Cross church
* Zalew Polanowski (artificial lake)
* Historical watermill complex
Zbudowana w XV wieku wieża gotyckiego kościoła Wniebowzięcia NMP w Polanowie - panoramio.jpg, Church of the Assumption
Polanów - kościół , ul.Sławieńska 1.JPG, Exaltation of the Holy Cross church
Zalew Polanowski.JPG, Zalew Polanowski
Town twinning
Polanów is twinned with:Gedern
Gedern is a town in the Wetteraukreis district in Hesse, Germany, and historically belongs to Oberhessen. It is located northeast of Hanau at the foot of the Vogelsberg, one of the largest inactive volcanoes in Europe.
Neighboring towns
Gedern ...
, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
* Rothenklempenow, Germany
Notable people
* Julius Leopold Pagel
Julius Leopold Pagel (29 May 1851, Pollnow – 30 January 1912, Berlin) was a German physician and historian of medicine.
Pagel was educated at the gymnasium at Stolp and at the University of Berlin (M.D. 1875). In 1876 he established himse ...
(1851–1912) a German physician and historian of medicine.
References
External links
Official town webpage
Cities and towns in West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Koszalin County
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