Połczyn-Zdrój
Połczyn-Zdrój [ˈpɔu̯t͡ʂɨn ˈzdrui̯] (German: Bad Polzin) is a town in Świdwin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 11,153 inhabitants (2007).
Before 1945 the area of Farther Pomerania, where the town is located, was part of Germany. Polzin and its castle are mentioned in historical records of 1321 and 1331, respectively, which state that they belonged to a fief that the powerful noble family of Wedell had obtained from the Pomeranian dukes.[1] In the 15th century other families were in possession of Polzin. The town had three mineral springs of enhanced iron content and with a temperature between 9 and 11°C, which were exploited in sanatoriums in order to cure rheumatism (therefore the name Bad Polzin, i. e., "Bath Polzin"). In 1905 the town had a population of 5.046 predominantly Protestant inhabitants (36 Catholics. 110 Jews),[2] which in the year of 1925 had grown to 5,960 persons.
Before World War I, the town was known as Polzin. It acquired the name Bad Polzin between the two World Wars.[3] In March 1945 the region was occupied by the Red Army, and after the end of World War II it was put under Polish administration. The inhabitants were expelled by the Poles. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
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References
- ^ Heinrich Berghaus: Landbuch des Herzogtums Pommern und des Fürstentums Rügen. Part III, Vol. 1, Anklam 1867, pp. 690-704, in German (Online)
- ^ Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. 6th edition, Vol. 16, Leipzig and Vienna 1909, p. 132.
- ^ JewishGen page for Połczyn-Zdrój
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