Police, Poland 353219 225679673 2008-07-14T21:33:16Z Konkursor 5105640 {{Infobox Settlement | name = Police | image_flag = POL_Police_flag.svg | image_shield = Police_herb.svg | pushpin_map = Poland | pushpin_label_position = bottom | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{POL}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Voivodeships of Poland|Voivodeship]] | subdivision_name1 = [[West Pomeranian Voivodeship|West Pomeranian]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Powiat|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Police County]] | subdivision_type3 = [[Gmina]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Gmina Police]] | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Władysław Diakun | area_total_km2 = 36.84 | population_as_of = 2006 | population_total = 34284 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]] | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | utc_offset_DST = +2 | latd = 53 | latm = 32 | lats = | latNS = N | longd = 14 | longm = 34 | longs = | longEW = E | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 72-009, 72-010, 72-011 | blank_name = [[Polish car number plates|Car plates]] | blank_info = ZPL | website = http://www.police.pl }} {{For |Polish police force |Policja}} {{Otheruses2|Police}} '''Police''' [{{IPA-pl|p|o|'|l|i|c|e}}] ("poh-LEE-tze") ({{lang-de|Pölitz}}; [[Kashubian language|Kashubian]]/[[Pomeranian language|Pomeranian]]: ''Pòlice'') is a town in [[Pomerania]], northwestern [[Poland]], situated on the [[Oder River]] and an [[estuary]] of the [[Oder River]] - [[Roztoka Odrzańska]], south of the [[Lagoon of Szczecin]] and the [[Bay of Pomerania]]. The centre of Police Town is situated about 15 km north of the centre of [[Szczecin]]. There are 34.319 inhabitants (2005) in Police (34,456 inhabitants in the year 2004). Police is the capital of [[Police County]] in [[West Pomeranian Voivodeship]] (since [[1999]]), previously it was in [[Szczecin Voivodeship]] ([[1975]]-[[1998]]). The name comes from Polish ''pole'', which means "[[Wiktionary:field|field]]". == Districts == *[[Police Old Town]] *[[Mścięcino]] *[[Jasienica, Police|Jasienica]] *New Town (Nowe Miasto: Osiedle Dąbrówka, Osiedle Gryfitów, Osiedle Księcia Bogusława X, Osiedle Anny Jagiellonki) == History == The settlement was first time mentioned in years [[1243]]-[[1259]]. Duke [[Barnim I|Barnim of Pomerania]] granted a local government charter to this community in [[1260]]. Soon in [[1321]] the town became a dependency of [[Szczecin]] (read an article: [[List of historical cities of Poland]]), a decision that made Police a small city. The development of the town restarted in the mid 18th century. In German it was called Pölitz. [[Image:ElewatorWeglowyPolice.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Ruins of the synthetic petrol plant (Hydrierwerke Pölitz – Aktiengeselschaft) in Police]] In 1937 the decision to build a huge complex of the synthetic petrol plant (Hydrierwerke AG) was made by the main investor, I.G. Farbenindustrie concern. During [[World War II]] the [[Germany|Germans]] operated a huge [[synthetic fuel]] plant near Pölitz. The workforce for the plant came from the system of camps (Pommernlager, Nordlager, Tobruklager, Wullenwever-Lager, Arbeitserziehungslager Hägerwelle, Dürrfeld Lager). A trade ship moored on the [[Oder River]] also served as a camp (Umschulungslager Bremerhaven). Police in [[Nazism|Nazi]] times was a location for the [[Germany|German]] [[concentration camp]] Pölitz that was a subcamp of the [[Stutthof concentration camp]]. The inmates of the camp worked at the synthetic oil plant. Due to its key role in producing fuel for the German armed forces, the plant was bombed many times by the [[Royal Air Force]] and the [[United States Army Air Forces]]. The city and the plant was captured on [[26 April]] [[1945]] and soon became a Russian-administered exclave within the territory of Poland. German slave workers worked on disassembling the plant before it was sent to the [[USSR]]. The town without its main plant machines were given to Poland gradually (on [[7 September]] [[1946]] [[Mścięcino]], followed by Police and [[Jasienica, Police|Jasienica]] on [[19 September]]. On [[25 February]] [[1947]] the plant also passed into Polish control). Since that moment the first Polish settlers arrived in the region, joined by refugees from [[Greece]] and [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]] in 1953. The ruins of the plant still remain standing, though they are not secured and are dangerous to visit. A large chemical plant (''Zakłady Chemiczne "Police"'') was built in the town in [[1969]] and has grown since to become one of the largest in Poland. It produces mostly [[titanium dioxide]] pigments and nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers. == Population {{Fact|date=February 2007}}== *1960: 8,900 *1970: 12,800 *1975: 17,600 *1980: 24,800 *1990: 34,400 *1995: 34,500 *2000: 35,000 *2004: 41,400 == Nature, sights and tourist attractions == [[Image:Wik 8 police - stare miasto, kaplica gotycka.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Police, Gothic Chapel (15th century) in The Chrobry Square in The Old Town of Police, a town in [[Pomerania]], [[Poland]]]] [[Image:Wik 16 park leśny mścięcino.jpg|thumb|150px|Mścięcino Park near a border between [[Szczecin]] and Police]] [[Image:Wik 7 police - jasienica, kościół.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Jasienica, Police|Police-Jasienica]], Gothic church (14th/18th century)]] [[Image:Wik 21 klasztor Police - Jasienica.jpg|thumb|150px|Fragment of ruin of Augustinians' cloister in [[Jasienica, Police|Police-Jasienica]] (14th century)]] *The [[Wkrzanska Forest]] (Wkrzanska Wilderness, Polish: Puszcza Wkrzańska, German: Ueckermünder Heide), in the area [[Świdwie Nature Reserve]] ("Swidwie" Sanctuary) (The Świdwie Lake (Polish: Jezioro Świdwie) near [[Tanowo]] and [[Dobra (Powiat Policki)|Dobra]]) *[[Kayak]]-way on [[Gunica]] River from [[Węgornik]] through [[Tanowo]], [[Tatynia]] and [[Wieńkowo]] to [[Jasienica, Police|Police-Jasienica]] *A small [[yacht]] marina on the Łarpia River (part of [[Oder]]) - 'Olimpia' *The [[Szczecin Lagoon]] (Polish: Zalew Szczeciński, German: Stettiner Haff) in the area of Police ([[Trzebież]], [[Nowe Warpno]]) ;[[Natura 2000]] areas in Police and the area of the town: *1) [[Police - Canals]] - Ruins of the synthetic petrol plant (Hydrierwerke Pölitz – Aktiengeselschaft) in Police are a habitat of [[bat]]s ([[Barbastelle]], [[Greater mouse-eared bat]], [[Daubenton's Bat]], [[Natterer's bat]], [[Brown long-eared bat]]). *2) The [[Wkrzanska Forest]] (Wkrzanska Wilderness, Polish: Puszcza Wkrzańska, German: Ueckermünder Heide) with the [[Świdwie Nature Reserve]] ("Swidwie" Sanctuary) (The Świdwie Lake (Polish: Jezioro Świdwie) near [[Tanowo]] and [[Dobra (Powiat Policki)|Dobra]]) *3) The [[Szczecin Lagoon]] (Polish: Zalew Szczeciński, German: Stettiner Haff) in the area of Police ([[Trzebież]], [[Nowe Warpno]]) === Monuments in Police === *[[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] [[Chapel]] (15th century) in The [[Bolesław Chrobry|Chrobry]] Square in The [[Old Town]] *[[Neo-Gothic]] Church (19th century) in The Old Town *The Police [[Lapidary]] in The Staromiejski Park in The Old Town *[[Tenement house]]s (19th century) and in Jasienica District: *[[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] Church in [[Jasienica, Police|Police-Jasienica]] (14th/18th century) *Ruin of [[Augustinians]]' [[cloister]] in [[Jasienica, Police|Police-Jasienica]] (14th century) ;[[Town hall]] (1906) was not rebuilt after the [[second world war]] == Communication == [[Image:Wik 17 Police, dworzec główny.jpg|thumb|150px|The Main Railway Station in Police]] [[Image:Wik 11 police, przystanek autobusowy komunikacji miejskiej.jpg|thumb|150px|Bus stop in Police]] *Roads: **to [[Trzebież]] and [[Nowe Warpno]], No. 114 **to [[Tanowo]], No. 114 **to [[Szczecin]] over [[Przęsocin]] *Main streets in a town: **ul. Tanowska **ul. Grunwaldzka **ul. Kościuszki **ul. Jasienicka **ul. Dworcowa **ul. Piastów **ul. Wojska Polskiego **ul. Asfaltowa **ul. Cisowa **ul. Piłsudskiego **ul. Wyszyńskiego *[[Szczecin]] - [[Police]] - [[Trzebież]] Railway *[[Harbour]]s: **Police [[Sea]]-[[Harbour]] **Police [[River]]-[[Harbour]] *Airport in [[Goleniów]], a town behind the [[Oder]] River ([[Szczecin-Goleniów "Solidarność" Airport]]) *[[Public transport]]: **10 [[bus]] lines in a town. Bus communication between all districts of a town, a few villages near Police ([[Trzeszczyn]], [[Tanowo]], [[Siedlice]], [[Leśno Górne]], [[Pilchowo]], [[Przęsocin]], LS to [[Trzebież]] over [[Dębostrów]], [[Niekłończyca]] and [[Uniemyśl, West Pomeranian Voivodeship|Uniemyśl]]) and [[Szczecin]] City. **[[Taxicab]] == Hospital == A clinic hospital in Police (Siedlecka Street, The New Town, Osiedle Gryfitów) is a part of The [[Pomeranian Medical University]]. == Notable residents == *[[Ludwig Hollonius]] (1570s-1621), pastor and playwright *[[Hans Modrow]] (born 1928), former premier of [[East Germany]] == Major corporations == * [[Zakłady Chemiczne Police SA]] * Police Harbour (The [[Seaport]], The [[Barge]] Port, The 'Mijanka' cargo [[berth]]) ==Twinning cities== The [[sister cities]] of Police are: * [[Pasewalk]], Germany * [[Korsør]], Denmark * [[Novyi Rozdil]], Ukraine ==Towns near Police== * [[Szczecin]] City ([[Poland]]) * [[Nowe Warpno]] ([[Poland]]) * [[Goleniów]] ([[Poland]]) * [[Eggesin]] ([[Germany]]) * [[Ueckermünde]] ([[Germany]]) * [[Pasewalk]] ([[Germany]]) ==See also== * villages in [[Police County]]: [[Przęsocin]], [[Kołbaskowo]], [[Trzebież]] * [[Szczecin Lagoon]] * [[Wkrzanska Forest]] {{commons|Category:Police (town)}} ==External links== * [http://www.police.pl/ Official town webpage] * [http://lazowski.szczecin.art.pl/police/historia-uk.htm History of Police] * [http://www.zchpolice.pl/pl/ The Factory: Zakłady Chemiczne "Police"] * [http://www.portpolice.pl/ Police Harbour] * [http://www.police.city-map.pl/city/db/500200000001.html Police on www.city-map.pl] * [http://wikitravel.org/en/Police Wikitravel Police] {{coor title dm|53|32|N|14|34|E|}} <br> {{Police County}} [[Category:Police (town)]] [[Category:Cities and towns in West Pomeranian Voivodeship]] [[Category:Port cities and towns in Poland]] [[bs:Police (Poljska)]] [[cs:Police (Polsko)]] [[da:Police (Polen)]] [[de:Police (Oder)]] [[eo:Police (Pollando)]] [[fr:Police (Pologne)]] [[id:Police]] [[it:Police (Polonia)]] [[jv:Police]] [[nl:Police (Poolse stad)]] [[pl:Police]] [[ro:Police]] [[ru:Полице]] [[simple:Police, Poland]] [[sk:Police (Poľsko)]] [[sl:Police (Poljska)]] [[fi:Police (Puola)]] [[sv:Police (stad)]] [[vo:Police (Polän)]] [[zh:波利采]]