Połczyn-Zdrój


Połczyn-Zdrój is a town in Świdwin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 11,153 inhabitants. It is located in the historic region of Pomerania.

History

Połczyn-Zdrój dates back to an early medieval Pomeranian settlement. The town and its castle are mentioned in historical records from 1321 and 1331, respectively, which state that they belonged to a fief that the powerful noble family of Wedell had obtained from the Pomeranian dukes. In the 15th century other families were in possession of the town. It had three mineral springs of enhanced iron content and with a temperature between, which were exploited in sanatoriums in order to cure rheumatism. In 1905 the town had a population of 5,046 which in the year of 1925 had grown to 5,960 persons.
Before World War I, the town was known as Polzin. It acquired the name Bad Polzin between the two World Wars.During World War II the Germans established a camp for Polish children intended for Germanisation. In March 1945 the region was occupied by the Red Army, and after the end of the war it became part of Poland. The town's first post-war mayor was Benedykt Polak, former prisoner of the Oflag II-C German prisoner-of-war camp. In July 1996, after heavy rainfall, the town suffered a flood, after which a new retention reservoir was built between 2000 and 2003.

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Notable residents