Niekłończyca
Niekłończyca [ɲekwɔɲˈt͡ʂɨt͡sa] (formerly German: Königsfelde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Police and 23 km (14 mi) north of the regional capital Szczecin.
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 53°36′55″N 14°30′35″E | |
Country | |
Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
County | Police |
Gmina | Police |
Population (2006) | 390 |
History
First references to Niekłończyca (Königsfelde) came from 1750. Before 1945 the area was part of Germany.[2] Niekłończyca, known as Königsfelde to its residents while part of Germany from 1815–1945, became part of Poland after the end of World War II and changed its name to the Polish Niekłończyca.[2]
Below is a time line showing the history of the different administrations that this city has been included in.
Political-administrative membership:[2]
- 1815–1866: German Confederation, Kingdom of Prussia, Pomerania
- 1866–1871: North German Confederation, Kingdom of Prussia, Pomerania
- 1871–1918: German Empire, Kingdom of Prussia, Pomerania
- 1919–1933: Weimar Republic, Free State of Prussia, Pomerania
- 1933–1945: Nazi Germany, Pomerania
- 1945–1946: Enclave of Police (the area reporting to the Red Army)
- 1946–1989: People's Republic of Poland, Szczecin Voivodeship
- 1989–1998: Poland, Szczecin Voivodeship
- 1999–present: Poland, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Police County
Monuments
- Baroque church (1787)
- Houses from the 19th and the 20th century
Tourism
- Bicycle trail (red
Trail "Puszcza Wkrzańska"-Szlak "Puszcza Wkrzańska") in an area of Niekłończyca in Wkrzanska Forest.[3]
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 1 June 2008.
- Encyclopedia of Szczecin (in Polish). Szczecin: University of Szczecin. 2003. pp. 166–167. ISBN 83-7241-272-3.
- Okolice Szczecina: 1:75 000. Warszawa : ExpressMap Polska, 2007. p.1-2. ISBN 978-83-60120-96-5