Dziwnów [ˈd͡ʑivnuf] (formerly German: Dievenow) is a town in north-western Poland situated on the Baltic Sea at the mouth of the river Dziwna which divides it into the right-bank part containing the center of the town, belonging to historical Farther Pomerania, while the left-bank part is located in Western Pomerania, with both parts connected through a bascule bridge. It is a part and the seat of the eponymous Dziwnów municipality within Kamień County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 2,595.[1]

Dziwnów
Aerial view of Dziwnów along the Baltic Sea
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 54°1′N 14°45′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Kamień
Gmina	Dziwnów
First mentioned	1243
Town rights	2004
Government
• Mayor	Grzegorz Jóźwiak
Area
• Total	4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2021[1])
• Total	2,595
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	72-420
Area code	+48 91
Car plates	ZKA
Website	https://www.dziwnow.pl

History

The battle at Julin Bridge took place nearby in 1170, but the oldest known mention of the village dates back to 1243.[2] It remained a small fishing village until the 19th century, when it began to transform into a holiday resort.[2] At the end of the 19th century, salt springs were discovered, and the first sanatorium was established.[2] In the 1930s, military barracks were built.[2] During World War II, in June 1944, Americans conducted air raids on the German garrison in the village.[2] The historic church was destroyed in the final stages of the war. At the end of World War II, Polish troops entered the village in May 1945.[2] The German population was subsequently expelled and replaced by Polish settlers.

In 1949 and 1950 in the local garrison there was a military hospital for Greeks and Macedonians wounded in the Greek Civil War.[2][3] In total, around 2,000 people were treated there.[3] Later on, in the 1950s, the hospital staff co-created the Military Medical Academy in Łódź.[2] In 1958 Dziwnów was granted urban-type settlement status and afterwards a port was built.[2] The development of the settlement in the following decades led to the granting of municipal rights in 2004.[2] From 1964 to 1986, the 1st Assault Battalion, which was considered one of the best trained units in the history of the Polish Army, was stationed in Dziwnów.[4]

International relations

Dziwnów is twinned with:[5]

• Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland (2014)
• Sosnowiec, Poland (2013)
• Werneuchen, Germany (1993)

Gallery

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  Fishing Port
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  Yacht Quay
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  Bascule bridge
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  Beach

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dziwnów.

• Official town website
• Tourist town website

На других языках

[de] Dziwnów

[ru] Дзивнув