Kalisz Pomorski

Kalisz Pomorski
Our Lady Queen of Poland church
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Kalisz Pomorski
Coordinates: 53°17′N 15°54′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Drawsko
Gmina	Kalisz Pomorski
Area
• Total	11.89 km2 (4.59 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	3,989
• Density	340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	78-540
Website	http://www.kaliszpom.pl

Kalisz Pomorski [ˈkalʲiʂ pɔˈmɔrskʲi] (Latin: Nova Calisia; German: Kallies) is a small town in Drawsko County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland with about 4,500 inhabitants.

History

In the 8th century a Slavic gród existed in present-day Kalisz Pomorski. In the Middle Ages it was part of Poland, located in northern Greater Poland. The town's name derives from the city of Kalisz in southern Greater Poland. In order to develop this sparsely populated area, duke Przemysł I brought settlers from Kalisz to the settlement, which was newly named in Latin Nova Calisia (meaning New Kalisz).

It was part of the Kingdom of Prussia from the 18th century and between 1871 and 1945 it was part of Germany. During World War II, in 1944–1945, the Germans operated a subcamp of the Ravensbrück concentration camp in the town, in which they imprisoned around 500–1,000 people at a time. After the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, the town became part of Poland again.

Gallery

• 
  Młyńskie Lake
• 
  Palace in Kalisz Pomorski
• 
  High school
• 
  Forest office building

Notable residents

• Paul Sydow (1851 – 1925), German mycologist and lichenologist

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kalisz Pomorski is twinned with:

• Kaltenkirchen, Germany
• Torgelow, Germany
• Putlitz, Germany

External links

• http://www.kaliszpom.pl/