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Szczecinek [] (; ) is a
town in
Middle Pomerania, northwestern
Poland with some 39,777 inhabitants (2007). Previously in
Koszalin Voivodeship (1950-1998), it has been the capital of
Szczecinek County in the
West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999.
History and Etymology
In 1310, the castle and town was founded under
Lübeck law by Duke
Warcislaw IV of
Pomerania-Wolgast and modelled after
Szczecin which is situated about 150km to the west. The initial name was "New Szczecin" ( ). It was also known as "Little Szczecin" (). In 1707 the town was known in
Polish as
Nowoszczecin, while the
Mały Szczecin name gradually developed into the modern name
Szczecinek.
The town was fortified to face the
Brandenburgers, with a wall and palisades. In
1356 Neustettin was hit by the
plague. Thankful for their survival, the Dukes
Bogislaw V,
Barnim IV and Wartislaw V founded the Augustine monastery Marienthron, on the Mönchsberg on the southern bank of lake Streizigsee. Under Duke Wartislaw VII Neustettin was from
1376 to
1395 seat of his Duchy. Afterwards, it was ruled by pommeranian Duchy
Rügenwalde (-
1418), Wolgast (-
1474) and Stettin (until
1618).
On
15 September 1423, the „great day of Neustettin“, the pommeranian dukes, the
Hochmeister of the
Teutonic Order and Nordic king
Eric VII (Denmark) met to discuss defense against the union of Brandenburg and Poland. In
1461 Neustettin was sacked, looted and burned by Polish troops and
Tatars because King
Casimir IV wanted to took revenge on
Eric II (Pommerania-Wolgast who supported the Teutonic Knights.
At the end of the
Thirty Years War Neustettin became part of Brandenburg, and in
1701 under the crown of
Prussia. In 1945, the Red Army occupied the town and put it under Polish administration.
Education
- Wyższa Szkoła Kupiecka in Łódź, branch in Szczecinek
- Duchess Elizabeth High School
- Vocational Economy Schools in Szczecinek
- Vocational Mechanic Schools in Szczecinek
- Vocational Agriculture Schools in Świątki.
Major corporations
Grupa Kronospan SA
KPPD Szczecinek SA
Elmilk Sp. z o.o.
Elpro B.T.
Emet
- the producer of metal boxes and elements
Historical population
1940: 19,900 inhabitants (mostly Germans)
1945: 11,800 inhabitants (8,300 Poles and 3,500 Germans)
1950: 15,100 inhabitants (mostly Poles)
1960: 22,800 inhabitants
1970: 28,700 inhabitants
1975: 32,900 inhabitants
1980: 35,700 inhabitants
1990: 41,400 inhabitants
1995: 42,300 inhabitants
2000: 38,928 inhabitants
Notable residents
Hans Krüger (1902-1971), politician
Ewa Minge, fashion designer
Małgorzata Ostrowska (born 1958), singer
Lothar Bucher (1817-1892), publicist
Artur Bugaj (b. 1970), footballer
Aleksander Wolszczan (b. 1946), astronomer
Twin towns
Noyelles-sous-Lens, Neustrelitz, Bergen op ZoomFurther Information
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