Kalisz Pomorski

53°17′N 15°54′E / 53.283°N 15.900°E / 53.283; 15.900Country PolandVoivodeshipWest PomeranianCountyDrawskoGminaKalisz PomorskiArea • Total11.89 km² (4.59 sq mi)Population • Total3,989 • Density340/km² (870/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitehttp://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.^[1] 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.^[1] 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).^[1]

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.^[2] 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

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kalisz Pomorski is twinned with:

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

References

External links

Town and seatVillages