Szczecinek
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Szczecinek (German: Neustettin; Kashubian: Nowé Sztetëno) is a town in Middle Pomerania, northwestern Poland with some 40,000 inhabitants. Previously in Koszalin Voivodeship (1950-1998), it has been the capital of Szczecinek County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999.
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[edit] Etymology
The town was founded by Duke Warcislaw IV of Pomerania in 1310 and modelled after Szczecin (German: Stettin). The initial name was Nowy Szczecin ("New Szczecin"; German: Neu Stetin or Neustettin; Latin: Stetin Nova). It was also known as Mały Szczecin ("Little Szczecin"; German: Klein Stettin). In 1707 the town was known in Polish as Nowoszczecin, while the Mały Szczecin name gradually developed into the modern name Szczecinek.
[edit] Education
- Wyższa Szkoła Kupiecka in Łódź, branch in Szczecinek
- Duchess Elizabeth High School
- Vocational Economy Schools in Szczecinek
- Vocational Mechanic Schools in Szczecinek
- Vocational Agriculture Schools in Świątki.
Bodies Of Water
River Parseta
Resides by the lake "Jeziro Tresiecko" and "Jezioro Wielimie"
[edit] Major corporations
- Grupa Kronospan SA
- KPPD Szczecinek SA
- Elmilk Sp. z o.o.
- Elpro B.T.
- Emet - the producer of metal boxes and elements
[edit] Historical population
1940: 19,900 inhabitants (mostly Germans)
1945: 11,800 inhabitants (8,300 Poles and 3,500 Germans)
1950: 15,100 inhabitants (mostly Poles)
1960: 22,800 inhabitants
1970: 28,700 inhabitants
1975: 32,900 inhabitants
1980: 35,700 inhabitants
1990: 41,400 inhabitants
1995: 42,300 inhabitants
2000: 38,928 inhabitants
[edit] Famous residents
- Aleksander Wolszczan
- Ewa Minge, clothes designer
- Małgorzata Ostrowska, singer
- Anna Misiąg, artist
[edit] Links
- Szczecinecki Portal Regionalny
- Szczecinek webcam - click "Day at a Glance" if night.
