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Stolp - LoveToKnow 1911 |
 | | STOLP, or Stolpe, a town of Germany, in the Prussian province of Pomerania, on the Stolpe, 10 m. |
 | | The large church of St Mary, with a lofty tower, dating from the 14th century, the Renaissance castle of the 16th century, now used as a prison, and one of the ancient town-gates restored in 1872 are memorials of the time when Stolp was a prosperous member of the Hanseatic League. |
 | | Until 16 3 7, when it passed to Brandenburg, the town was generally in the possession of the dukes of Pomerania. |
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