Kalisz Pomorski
Place in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Place in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kalisz Pomorski [ˈkalʲiʂ pɔˈmɔrskʲi] (Latin: Nova Calisia; German: Kallies) is a small town in Drawsko County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland with about 4,500 inhabitants.
Kalisz Pomorski | |
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Coordinates: 53°17′N 15°54′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
County | Drawsko |
Gmina | Kalisz Pomorski |
Area | |
• Total | 11.89 km2 (4.59 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 3,989 |
• Density | 340/km2 (870/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 78-540 |
Website | http://www.kaliszpom.pl |
In the 8th century a Slavic gród existed in present-day Kalisz Pomorski.[1] In the Middle Ages it was part of Poland, located in northern Greater Poland. The town's name derives from the city of Kalisz in southern Greater Poland.[1] In order to develop this sparsely populated area, duke Przemysł I brought settlers from Kalisz to the settlement, which was newly named in Latin Nova Calisia (meaning New Kalisz).[1]
It was part of the Kingdom of Prussia from the 18th century and between 1871 and 1945 it was part of Germany. During World War II, in 1944–1945, the Germans operated a subcamp of the Ravensbrück concentration camp in the town, in which they imprisoned around 500–1,000 people at a time.[2] After the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, the town became part of Poland again.
Kalisz Pomorski is twinned with:
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