Dabie (neighborhood of Szczecin)
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Dąbie is a municipal neighbourhood of the city of Szczecin
in Poland
, situated on the Płonia river
, on the south coast of Dąbie Lake
, on the right bank of Oder river, east of the Szczecin Old Town
and Middle Town
. As of January 2011 it had a population of 13,275.
origin and comes from the words like dąb (English
: Oak
), dąbie, dębina (English: Oak Forest).
The early Latin documents show the name as: 1121 Vadam, 1174 Dam, 1157 Dambe, 1179 Damba, 1242 Dambe, 14th century Damnis, and in German documents as: Damn, later Alt Damn (old Dąbie). Before 1945 when Stettin was a part of Germany, the German name of this suburb was Stettin-Altdamm. In 1945 the Polish name was temporarily: Dąb, Dąb Stary and later fixed to Dąbie, based on the earliest documents.
to the Cistercian monastery
in Kołbacz. In the following years Dąbie became the main trading post for the rich Cistersian land properties.
In 1249 duke Barnim I established a ducal municipality next to the village, and granted it autonomy under Magdeburg rights
in 1260, changed to Lübeck rights in 1293.
During World War II
a POW
camp was erected there. Dąbie was eventually incorporated into Szczecin
on 29 April 1948.
Szczecin
Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, situated on the Płonia river
Płonia River
The Płonia is a river in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, a right tributary of the Oder river, with a length of 74.3 km and a basin area of 1101 km². Its source is 1.5 south of Barlinek. The river flows northwest through Miedwie and Płoń lake...
, on the south coast of Dąbie Lake
Dabie Lake
Dąbie is a lake in the delta of the Oder in northwestern Poland in Szczecin. South of the lake lies a Szczecin district also called Dąbie....
, on the right bank of Oder river, east of the Szczecin Old Town
Szczecin-Stare Miasto
Stare Miasto is a municipal neighbourhood of the city of Szczecin, Poland, situated on the left bank of the Oder river. It is the oldest historical district in the city. As of January 2011 it had a population of 4,816....
and Middle Town
Szczecin-Sródmiescie
Śródmieście is one of four districts of Szczecin, Poland situated in central part of the city. As of January 2011 it had a population of 127,127.Śródmieście is divided into 10 municipal neighbourhoods:* Centrum...
. As of January 2011 it had a population of 13,275.
Dąbie name
The name of Dąbie is of SlavonicSlavic languages
The Slavic languages , a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia.-Branches:Scholars traditionally divide Slavic...
origin and comes from the words like dąb (English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: Oak
Oak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
), dąbie, dębina (English: Oak Forest).
The early Latin documents show the name as: 1121 Vadam, 1174 Dam, 1157 Dambe, 1179 Damba, 1242 Dambe, 14th century Damnis, and in German documents as: Damn, later Alt Damn (old Dąbie). Before 1945 when Stettin was a part of Germany, the German name of this suburb was Stettin-Altdamm. In 1945 the Polish name was temporarily: Dąb, Dąb Stary and later fixed to Dąbie, based on the earliest documents.
History
In the early 10th century a settlement of the Pomeranians, destroyed in 1121 in the war between Bolesław III of Poland with the Pomeranians. The village was rebuilt and in 1176 it was awarded by duke Warcislaw IIWartislaw II, Duke of Pomerania
Wartislaw II was a duke of Pomerania-Demmin. He either was a son of Bogislaw I and Walburga of Denmark, or Wartislaw of the Swantiboride sideline of the Griffins, castellan of Szczecin....
to the Cistercian monastery
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
in Kołbacz. In the following years Dąbie became the main trading post for the rich Cistersian land properties.
In 1249 duke Barnim I established a ducal municipality next to the village, and granted it autonomy under Magdeburg rights
Magdeburg rights
Magdeburg Rights or Magdeburg Law were a set of German town laws regulating the degree of internal autonomy within cities and villages granted by a local ruler. Modelled and named after the laws of the German city of Magdeburg and developed during many centuries of the Holy Roman Empire, it was...
in 1260, changed to Lübeck rights in 1293.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
a POW
Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
camp was erected there. Dąbie was eventually incorporated into Szczecin
Szczecin
Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
on 29 April 1948.
Administrative divisions
- 1249–1816 - separate town
- 1816–1826 - part of Stettin City
- 1826–1939 - separate town in Randow County
- 1939–1945 - part of Stettin City
- 1945–1948 - separate town in Gryfino CountyGryfino CountyGryfino County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the German border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest...
- after 1948 - part of SzczecinSzczecinSzczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
City