Dziwnów
Dziwnów (formerly german: Dievenow) is a town in north-western Poland situated on the Baltic Sea at the mouth of the river Dziwna which divides it into the right-bank part containing the center of the town, belonging to historical Farther Pomerania, while the left-bank part is located in Western Pomerania, with both parts connected through a bascule bridge. It is a part and the seat of the eponymous Dziwnów municipality within Kamień County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 2,595. History The battle at Julin Bridge took place nearby in 1170, but the oldest known mention of the village dates back to 1243. It remained a small fishing village until the 19th century, when it began to transform into a holiday resort. At the end of the 19th century, salt springs were discovered, and the first sanatorium was established. In the 1930s, military barracks were built. During World War II, in June 1944, Americans conducted air raids ...
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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 Kamień Pomorski, Rewal, Świerzno and Wolin Wolin (; formerly german: Wollin ) is the name both of a Polish island in the Baltic Sea, just off the Poli