Słupsk - German heritage

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Słupsk is a city in Pomeranian Voivodeship, in the northern part of Poland.
The city is located in the northwestern part of the country, on the Koszalin Coast, 18 kilometres (11 mi) from the Baltic Sea, on the Słupia River. It has a population of 98,757[3] and occupies 43.15 square kilometres (16.66 sq mi)[4], being one of the most densely populated cities in the country according to the Central Statistical Office[5].
The city rights of Słupsk, probably given by Swantopolk II, the duke of Gdańsk (Danzig) in 1265, were extended in 1310 and confirmed in 1313 by the margraves of Brandenburg[8]. By then, the town had become a centre of local administration and trade and a Hanseatic League associate. Between 1368 and 1478, it was the residence of the dukes of Pomerania-Stolp, a partition of the Duchy of Pomerania. In 1648, according to the peace treaty of Osnabrück, Słupsk (then Stolpe) and its surrounding territories of Farther Pomerania were awarded to Brandenburg-Prussia and later formed the Province of Pomerania. The city became part of the People's Republic of Poland in 1945[9] and nearly the entire German population fled or was expelled and deported during and after 1945 and replaced by Poles from central Poland and the former Polish eastern provinces annexed by the Soviet Union or by Ukrainians and Lemkos forcibly resettled in the town during the Operation Wisła of the People's Republic of Poland

Słupsk was a nice city before the WW2. It wasn`t defended by Germans, yet, the victorious Red Army set fires to the Old Town, destroying most part of it.

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Plaques to murdered Polish children


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More pics here
www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=656548&page=4

and here:
www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=656548&page=5

[valpomike]

You and your family are very lucky to have such a great place to live in, like Poland.

Mike

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S³upsk [swupsk] ( listen) (Kashubian: Stô³psk or S³ëpsk, Latin: Stolpa, German: Stolp) is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, in the northern part of Poland. Before 1 January 1999, it was the capital of the separate S³upsk Voivodeship. It is also a part of the historic region of Pomerania.

The city is located in the northwestern part of the country, on the S³owiñskie Coast, 18 kilometres (11 mi) from the Baltic Sea, on the S³upia River. It is the administrative seat of S³upsk County, although it is not part of that county (the city has county status in its own right). It has a population of 98,757[1] and occupies 43.15 square kilometres (16.66 sq mi),[2] being one of the most densely populated cities in the country according to the Central Statistical Office.[3] The neighbouring administrative districts (gminas) are Gmina Kobylnica and Gmina S³upsk. There is ongoing discussion regarding extension of the city boundaries to include some territory belonging to those two gminas.[4][5]

S³upsk had its origins as a Slavic Pomeranian settlement on the S³upia river in early Middle Ages, which later became part of Piast Poland. In 1265 it was given city rights. By the 14th century, the town had become a centre of local administration and trade and a Hanseatic League associate. Between 1368 and 1478, it was the residence of the Dukes of Pomerania. In 1648, according to the peace treaty of Osnabrück, S³upsk became part of Brandenburg-Prussia. In 1815 it was incorporated into the newly formed Province of Pomerania. The city became part of the People's Republic of Poland in 1945[6]

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