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  Wikipedia: Szczecin
Szczecin (historical German and Swedish name Stettin) is a city in Pomerania, northwestern Poland, and the capital of the West Pomeranian Voivodship (or region) with 419,000 inhabitants (as of early 2004).
From 1946 to 1998 Szczecin was the capital of the Szczecin Voivodship.
After the death of the last Pomeranian duke, Boguslaw XIV, Stettin was awarded to Sweden with the western part of the duchy in the Peace of Westfalia (1648).
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 West Pomeranian Voivodship
The Western Pomeranian Voivodship (in Polish województwo zachodniopomorskie) is an administrative region or voivodship in the northwestern part of Poland.
It borders with the Lubusz[?] (Lubuskie), Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) and Pomeranian (Pomorskie) voivodships.
This is a pictureque region of Baltic Sea coast, unspoilt nature, lakes and woodlands.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/za/Zachodniopomorskie.html   (56 words)

  
 Bialogard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The city was developing quickly as one of the more important economic centres of Pomeranian Duchy, and this was strengthened by the priviledge of Lubeck law granted to the city by duke Boguslaw IV in 1299.Ih 14th century Bialogards was a member of the Hanse trading union.
In 1724 Bialogard was made the capital of a county in the Pomeranian Province of the Prussian state, and after the administration reorganization in 1815, the capital county in Koszalin Dictrict(Hinterpommern) of Pomerania.
As a result of WWII Bialogard fell to Poland in 1945 and was made a county city in the Szczecin Voivodship, later Koszalin Voivodship, and now it is located in Western Pomeranian Voivodship.
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 Szczecin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
It is not sure if this tribe belonged at this time to the Pomeranians who lived on the right bank of Oder, or to the Polabians or Veleti who lived on the left bank of Odra, but it is also possible the Szczecin was a transision area between these tribes.
In the 13th-14th centuries Szczecin become main Pomeranian centre of trade in grains, salt and herrings receiving various trading priviledges from their dukes (emporium rights), having special rights and trading post in Denmark, and belonging to the Hanse trading cities union.
After the extinction of last Pomeranian duke, Boguslaw XIV Szczecin was awarded to Sweden with western part of the duchy in the Peace of Wesfalia (1648).
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 Wikipedia: Pomerania
Pomerania (Pomeranian/Kashubian: Pòmòrze, Polish: Pomorze, German: Pommern, Latin: Pomerania, Pomorania,) is the historical region on the south coasts of the Baltic Sea centered around the mouth of River Oder on the present-day border between Poland and Germany, reaching from River Reknitz in the west to River Vistula in the east.
It was ruled by the Dukes of Pomerania and later it belonged to Poland, Denmark, Saxony, Brandenburg, Prussia, Sweden and Germany.
Most of the German-Prussian province of West Prussia fell to Poland and constituted Pomeranian Voivodship (województwo pomorskie) with the capital in Toruń/Thorn.
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 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Pomerania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Polish Pomerania is currently divided into 3 voivodships: the West Pomeranian Voivodship (Zachodniopomorskie, ZP), Pomeranian Voivodship (Pomorskie, PM) and the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship (Kujawsko-Pomorskie, KP).
It names Oda von Haldensleben and her husband as Dagome, which is assumed to refer to Mieszko I, referring to territory Dagome gave as gift to the pope.
The eastern part of Pomerania, Pomorze, is a geographical and historical region in Poland that encompasses three Polish voivodships: the West Pomeranian Voivodship (Zachodniopomorskie), Pomeranian Voivodship (Pomorskie) and the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship (Kujawsko-Pomorskie).
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 Kolobrzeg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Kolobrzeg is located on Parseta river at the south coast of the Baltic Sea (in the middle of the section divided by the Oder and Vistula rivers).
Capital of Kolobrzeg County in West Pomeranian Voivodship since 1999, previously in Koszalin Voivodship (1950-1998).
The name probably comes from its geographical location and means "near coast" in Pomeranian and Polish.
www.encyclopedia-online.info /Kolobrzeg   (713 words)

  
 Pomeranian Voivodship
The Pomeranian Voivodship (in Polish województwo pomorskie) is an administrative region or voivodship in northern Poland within the historic region of Eastern Pomerania.
Renamed to the Prussian province of West Prussia (1772-1919)
(2) Pomeranian voivodship (1919-1939), administrative province of the Republic of Poland (II Rzeczpospolita) established in 1919 after WWI from the majority of the Prussian probince of West Prussia which fell to Poland.
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 Voivodships of Poland - Wikipedia
A voivodship (in Polish Województwo) is the term for each of the 16 administrative regions (provinces) of Poland.
Today's provinces are largely based on the country's historical regions, whereas those of 1975-1998 were centred on and named for individual cities.
The new units range in area from under 10,000 km² (Opole Voivodship) to over 35,000 km² (Masovian Voivodship), and in population from one million (Lubusz Voivodship) to over five million (Masovian Voivodship).
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 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Szczecin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
It is also the capital of the West Pomeranian Voivodship.
Another stronghold of the Pomeranians was built in the 8th century at the ford of the Oder river.
Szczecin was rebuilt and made a major industrial centre, the capital of Szczecin Voivodship.
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 Poland
The Republic of Poland is a country in Central Europe, bordering Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and Lithuania and Russia (via the Kaliningrad Oblast exclave) to its north, as well as the Baltic Sea.
The current constitution dates from 1997, and stipulates that with the exception of two guaranteed seats for small ethnic parties, only political parties receiving at least 5% of the total vote can enter parliament.
The Polish landscape consists almost entirely of the lowlands of the North European Plain[?] at an average height of 173 m, though the Carpathian Mountains (including the Tatra mountains) and the Sudeten with its part Karkonosze form the southern border, where one also finds Poland's highest point, the Rysy[?], at 2,499 m.
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 West Pomeranian Voivodship - InfoSearchPoint.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The West Pomeranian Voivodship (in Polish województwo zachodniopomorskie) is an administrative region or voivodship in Western Pomerania - the northwestern part of Poland.
It was established on 1 January 1999 out of the former Szczecin, Koszalin, and parts of neigbouring voivodships as a result of Local Government Reogranization Act of 1998.
This is a picturesque region of Baltic Sea coast, unspoilt nature, lakes and woodlands.
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 iqexpand.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
West Pomeranian Voivodship (Polish : Pomorze Zachodnie ; or Zachodnie Pomorze Voivodship (Polish: województwo zachodniopomorskie) is an administrative region or voivodship in northwestern Poland
Pomorze Voivodship borders, to the west, on West Pomeranian Voivodship, and extends eastward along the Baltic Sea.
Latin Pomerania Occidentalis) or West Pomeranian Voivodship (Polish: wojewodztwo zachodniopomorskie) is an administrative region or voivodship in the northwestern part of Poland.
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 Szczecin - Gurupedia
In the years 1295–1464 Szczecin was the capital of a splinter Pomeranian realm known as the Duchy of Szczecin.
After the death of the last Pomeranian duke, Boguslaw XIV, Szczecin was awarded to Sweden with the western part of the duchy in the Peace of Westfalia (1648).
From 1740 onwards, the Oder waterway to the Baltic Sea and the new Pomeranian port of
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 Polonia - Wikipedia
Li Republic de Polonia (alternative Commonwealth de Polonia) es a land located in Central Europe, between Germany to li west, li Czech Republic e Slovakia to li south, Ukraine e Belarus to li east, e li Baltic Sea, Lithuania, e Russia (in li form de li Kaliningrad Oblast exclave) to li north.
The Polish state esset formed over 1,000 years ago under li Piast dynasty, e reached its golden age near li end de li 16th century under li Jagiellonian dynasty, when Polonia esset one de li largest, wealthiest, e most powerful landes in Europe.
Since its return to democracy, Polonia ha steadfastly pursued a policy de liberalising li economy e today stands out as one de li most successful e open examples de li transition from a partially state-capitalist market economy to a primarily privately owned market economy.
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 Pomerania Info - Bored Net - Boredom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Polish king Boleslaw Smialy (1058-1080) is reported to have lost control of Pomerania.
Since the wealth of the province was incurred by the trade and the main trade route for the country was the Vistula river, that linked the Pomerania with the rest of Poland, citzens of the province, with no difference of their language and nationality were driven more and more into links with Poland.
Most of the German-Prussian province of West Prussia inhabited by Kashubians fell to Poland and constituted Pomeranian Voivodship (województwo pomorskie) with the capital in Toruń/Thorn.
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 Lubusz Voivodship - InfoSearchPoint.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The Lubusz Voivodship (in Polish województwo lubuskie) is an administrative and local government region or voivodship in the western part of Poland.
The voivodship's name recalls the region's traditional name of Lubusz Land (also Lebus Land or Lubus Land), a medieval Polish province.
It borders with the West Pomeranian (Zachodniopomorskie), Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) and Lower Silesian (Dolnoslaskie) voivodships.
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 Wikinfo | Stettin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Stettin (Polish: Szczecin) is a city in Pomerania, now in northwestern Poland, and the capital of the West Pomeranian Voivodship (or region) with 419,000 inhabitants (as of early 2004).
From 1946 to 1998 Stettin was the capital of the Szczecin Voivodship.
Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
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 Szczecin - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The city's German inhabitants either escaped or were transferred to Germany, and the city was colonized with Poles, mainly from Poznan area.
The city, now known as Szczecin, was rebuilt and made a major industrial centre, the capital of Szczecin Voivodship.
Pomeranian Dukes Castle in Szczecin (Polish, German, English) (http://www.zamek.szczecin.pl/)
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 Koszalin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is located 15 km south of the Baltic Sea coast resort Mielno.
In 1266 Herman von Gleichen, bishop of Pomerania, has granted a charter to Koszalin, giving it Lubeck law, local government, autonomy and multiple privileges.
After the extinction of the last Pomeranian duke (1637) Koszalin was inherited by their cousin Ernest Boguslaw de Croy, and next it fell to Brandenburg.
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 The world's top szczecin websites
Another stronghold of the Pomeranians was built in the 8th century at the ford of the Odra river.
After the World War II in 1945 ruined Szczecin was returned to Poland, rebuild and made a major industrial centre, the capital of Szczecin Voivodship.
Since 1999 Szczecin is the capital of Western Pomeranian Voivodship.
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 Country Information, a world portal on countries, politics and governments   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The Republic of Poland (Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska) is a country located in Central Europe, between Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania, and Russia (in the form of the Kaliningrad Oblast exclave) to the north.
The Polish state was formed over 1,000 years ago under the Piast dynasty, and reached its golden age near the end of the 16th century under the Jagiellonian dynasty, when Poland was one of the largest, wealthiest, and most powerful countries in Europe.
Poland enjoys a temperate climate, with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters and mild summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms.
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 Press release 24/08/2005
Tomasz Podgajniak, Minister of the Environment, decided to take part to the Forum and deliver there his presentation on environmental effect of the the wind energy.
The Forum is to be held on 26 August 2005, at 12.30 hrs at the Branch Agency of the Voivodship Office, in Koszalin, 34, General Anders Str., Room no. 190.
Zygmunt Mayer, Marshall of the West Pomeranian Voivodship
www.mos.gov.pl /mos/news/press_releases/2005.08.24.html   (360 words)

  
 Nowogard - TheBestLinks.com - German language, Poland, Pomerania, West Pomeranian Voivodship, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
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Situated in the Goleniow County of West Pomeranian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Szczecin Voivodship (1975-1998).
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pl:Cedynia "Cedynia" is a city in West Pomeranian Voivodship West Pomeranian Voivodship, Poland Poland.
In 972 972 Cedynia (its name was then spelled "Cydzyna") was the site of the first historically recorded battle of Poland, in which Polish duke Mieszko I Mieszko I and his brother Czcibor defeated the German German count Wichman Wichman.
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 The world's top koszalin websites
In 1248 eastern part of Kolobrzeg land, including Koszalin, was trasfered by the Duke Barnik I to the Pomeranian bishops which was the beginning of ecclesiatical Duchy of Kamien.
By the acquisition of Jamno village (1331), part of Jamno lake, a spit between the lake and sea and the stronhold of Unieście (1353), Koszalin got the direct access to the sea, participating in the next centuries in the Baltic Sea trade, what led to several conflicts with competing seaports of Kołobrzeg; and Darłowo;.
The patron of this process was Gniezno in Greater Poland sending the first 1000 setlers.
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