Jasienica, Police
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Jasienica is a district of Police, Poland
, a town in the Pomerania
Region. In the High
and Late Middle Ages
, the village was the site of Jasenitz Abbey, now in ruins.
Gunica River and a kayak
In Jasienica there is a confluence of the Gunica - a small river used as a kayak
-way from Węgornik
through Tanowo
, Tatynia
and Wieńkowo
. Gunica flows into Oder
in the north part of the town of Police.
abbey existed from the 14th century until its dissolution during the Protestant Reformation
, when the abbeys of the Duchy of Pomerania
were turned into secular domains of the local dukes
. The buildings are now in ruins.
Police, Poland
Police is a town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, northwestern Poland. It is the capital of Police County. As of 2006, the town had 34,284 inhabitants. The name comes from Polish pole, which means "field"....
, a town in the Pomerania
Pomerania
Pomerania is a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea. Divided between Germany and Poland, it stretches roughly from the Recknitz River near Stralsund in the West, via the Oder River delta near Szczecin, to the mouth of the Vistula River near Gdańsk in the East...
Region. In the High
Pomerania during the High Middle Ages
Pomerania during the High Middle Ages covers the History of Pomerania in the 12th and 13th centuries.The early 12th century Obodrite, Polish, Saxon, and Danish conquests resulted in vassalage and Christianization of the formerly pagan and independent Pomeranian tribes...
and Late Middle Ages
Pomerania during the Late Middle Ages
Pomerania during the Late Middle Ages covers the History of Pomerania in the 14th and 15th centuries.The towns of the Hanseatic League were acting as quasi autonomous political and military entities. The Duchy of Pomerania gained the Principality of Rugia after two wars with Mecklenburg, the Lands...
, the village was the site of Jasenitz Abbey, now in ruins.
Gunica River and a kayakKayakA kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...
-way
In Jasienica there is a confluence of the Gunica - a small river used as a kayakKayak
A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...
-way from Węgornik
Węgornik
Węgornik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately west of Police and north-west of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...
through Tanowo
Tanowo
Tanowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....
, Tatynia
Tatynia
Tatynia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-west of Police and north of the regional capital Szczecin.- History :Before 1945 the area was...
and Wieńkowo
Wieńkowo
Wieńkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-west of Police and north of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...
. Gunica flows into Oder
Oder
The Oder is a river in Central Europe. It rises in the Czech Republic and flows through western Poland, later forming of the border between Poland and Germany, part of the Oder-Neisse line...
in the north part of the town of Police.
Jasenitz Abbey
An AugustinianAugustinians
The term Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo , applies to two separate and unrelated types of Catholic religious orders:...
abbey existed from the 14th century until its dissolution during the Protestant Reformation
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
, when the abbeys of the Duchy of Pomerania
Duchy of Pomerania
The Duchy of Pomerania was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania ....
were turned into secular domains of the local dukes
House of Pomerania
The House of Griffins or House of Pomerania, , also known as House of Greifen; House of Gryf, was a dynasty of Royal dukes that ruled the Duchy of Pomerania from the 12th century until 1637, after their power was temporarily derivated to Prussian Royal House...
. The buildings are now in ruins.
Infrastructure
- Roads:
- from the centre of Police to TrzebieżTrzebiezTrzebież - is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north of Police and north of the regional capital Szczecin.The village has a population of 2,500...
and Nowe WarpnoNowe WarpnoNowe Warpno is a town in northwestern Poland, in Police County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It lies on the shore of the Szczecin Lagoon, very close to the border with Germany. It is the seat of the urban-rural gmina called Gmina Nowe Warpno.The town's population is 1,170...
No. 114 - to TanowoTanowoTanowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....
, over TatyniaTatyniaTatynia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-west of Police and north of the regional capital Szczecin.- History :Before 1945 the area was...
- from the centre of Police to Trzebież
- Main streets in a district:
- ul. Jasienicka
- ul. Dworcowa
- ul. Piastów
- 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....
- PolicePolice, PolandPolice is a town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, northwestern Poland. It is the capital of Police County. As of 2006, the town had 34,284 inhabitants. The name comes from Polish pole, which means "field"....
- TrzebieżTrzebiezTrzebież - is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north of Police and north of the regional capital Szczecin.The village has a population of 2,500...
Railway
- Public transportPublic transportPublic transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
:- busBusA bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
lines 101 (to the Old Town of Police and a centre 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....
), 103 (to the Old Town and the New Town of Police and TrzeszczynTrzeszczynTrzeszczyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-west of Police and north of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...
, TanowoTanowoTanowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....
, PilchowoPilchowoPilchowo may refer to the following places in north-west Poland:*Pilchowo, Police County*Pilchowo, Szczecin...
and 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....
-Głębokie), and 111 (to the Old Town and the New Town of Police) - LS "linia samorządowa" (different type of ticket) Police - TrzebieżTrzebiezTrzebież - is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north of Police and north of the regional capital Szczecin.The village has a population of 2,500...
- bus
See also
- Police, PolandPolice, PolandPolice is a town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, northwestern Poland. It is the capital of Police County. As of 2006, the town had 34,284 inhabitants. The name comes from Polish pole, which means "field"....
- JasienicaJasienicaJasienica may refer to the following places in Poland:* Jasienica, Police - a district of Police, Poland, town in the Pomerania Region*Jasienica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship *Jasienica, Lublin Voivodeship...