Świdwin




Place in West Pomeranian, Poland






































































Świdwin

Świdwin Castle
Świdwin Castle


Coat of arms of Świdwin
Coat of arms


Świdwin is located in Poland

Świdwin

Świdwin




Coordinates: 53°47′N 15°46′E / 53.783°N 15.767°E / 53.783; 15.767Coordinates: 53°47′N 15°46′E / 53.783°N 15.767°E / 53.783; 15.767
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Świdwin County
Gmina Świdwin (urban gmina)
Government
 • Mayor Jan Owsiak
Area
 • Total 22.38 km2 (8.64 sq mi)
Elevation
99 m (325 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 15,503
 • Density 698/km2 (1,810/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Zip code 78-300 do 78-301
Area code(s) +48-(0)94
Car plates ZSD
Website www.swidwin.pl

Świdwin [ˈɕfidvin] (German: Schivelbein; Kashubian: Skwilbëno) is a town in West Pomeranian Voivodeship of northwestern Poland. It is the capital of Świdwin County established 1999, previously having been in Koszalin Voivodeship (1950–1998), and the administrative seat - though not part - of the Gmina Świdwin. Świdwin is situated in the historic Pomerania region on the left banks of the Rega river, about 100 km (62 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin and 44 km (27 mi) south of the Baltic coast at Kołobrzeg. In 2010 the town had a population of 15,503.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Population


  • 3 Notable residents


  • 4 International relations


    • 4.1 Twin towns — sister cities




  • 5 Świdwin's airport


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links


  • 8 Notes





History




Schivelbein about 1860, with the new railway line to Stargard


In the 13th century the settlement belonged to the Duchy of Pomerania under the Griffin duke Barnim I. In 1248 the duke ceded the area to the Bishop of Cammin, who shortly afterwards sold it to the Ascanian margraves of Brandenburg. Schivelbein was incorporated as the northeastern outpost of the Neumark region and, though temporarily pawned to the State of the Teutonic Order, remained a Brandenburg possession until the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806. In 1816 it became part of the Prussian province of Pomerania.


The Battle of Świdwin took place south of the town during 6–7 March 1945, in which a German SS corps was encircled and destroyed by two Soviet and one Polish armies.[1] After the town was captured, a Soviet general was killed by a member of the Hitler Youth. The reprisals that followed saw the men shot, and the women and girls raped by Soviet troops.[2][3] At the end of World War II Schivelbein with Farther Pomerania became part of the Republic of Poland and its name changed to Świbowina, which was officially renamed to Świdwin in 1946.



Population




1960: 10,000 inhabitants


1970: 12,600 inhabitants


1975: 13,500 inhabitants


1980: 14,000 inhabitants


2004: 17,000 inhabitants


2005: 16,240 inhabitants


2008: 15,486 inhabitants


2009: 15,621 inhabitants


2010: 15,503 inhabitants



Notable residents




Rudolf Virchow




  • Rudolf Virchow (1821–1902) a German physician, anthropologist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist, writer, editor, and politician


  • Otto Georg Bogislaf von Glasenapp (1853–1928), Vice president of the Reichsbank


  • Johannes Poeppel (1921–2007) a general in the German Bundeswehr


  • Grzegorz Halama (born 1970) a Polish parodist and cabaret actor.



International relations




Twin towns — sister cities


Świdwin is twinned with:



  • Germany Sanitz, Germany


Świdwin's airport


The military airport operated by the Polish Air Force is located about 5 km (3.11 mi) from the city centre. Civilians are not permitted to enter, but this airport is often used for government's aircraft. The runway is 2.5 km (1.55 mi) length and 60 m (196.85 ft) width.



References




  • Werwolf!: The History of the National Socialist Guerrilla Movement, 1944-1946, Perry Biddiscombe, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1998. .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
    ISBN 0802008623.


  • Boje Polskie 1939-1945, Krzysztof Komorowski et al., Warszawa: Bellona, 2009.
    ISBN 978-83-11-10357-3.



External links




  • Municipal website (in Polish)


  • History of town (in Polish)


  • History photo (in Polish)



Notes





  1. ^ Komorowski, p. 387


  2. ^ (Biddiscombe 1998, p. 464)


  3. ^ (Biddiscombe 1998, p. 270)












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