Uniemyśl, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Village in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

53°37′31″N 14°30′15″E / 53.62528°N 14.50417°E / 53.62528; 14.50417Country

PolandVoivodeshipWest PomeranianCountyPoliceGminaPolicePopulation

315

Uniemyśl [uˈɲɛmɨɕl] (German: Wilhelmsdorf) 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.^[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Police and 24 km (15 mi) north of the regional capital Szczecin.

History

First references to Uniemyśl (Wilhelmsdorf) came from 1760. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.^[2]

Uniemyśl, known as Wilhelmsdorf to its residents while part of Germany, became part of Poland after the end of World War II and changed its name to the Polish Uniemyśl.^[2]

Below is a timeline showing the history of the different administrations that this city has been included in.

Political-administrative membership^[2]

1815–1866: German Confederation, Kingdom of Prussia, Pomerania
1866–1871: North German Confederation, Kingdom of Prussia, Pomerania
1871–1918: German Empire, Kingdom of Prussia, Pomerania
1919–1933: Weimarer Republik, Free State of Prussia, Pomerania
1933–1945: Nazi Germany, Pomerania
1945–1946: Enclave Police, (the area reporting to the Red Army)
1946–1952: People's Republic of Poland, Szczecin Voivodeship
1952–1975: People's Republic of Poland, Szczecin Voivodeship
1975–1989: People's Republic of Poland, Szczecin Voivodeship
1989–1998: Poland, Szczecin Voivodeship
1999 – Current: Poland, Western Pomerania, powiat Police County, Gmina Police

Monuments

Houses from years 30. and 40. the 20th century
Railway station from years 30. the 20th century

Demography

The village has a population:^[2]
1862 – 162
1939 – 501
1972 – 400
2001 – 315

Tourism

PTTK path (green footpath Trail of Ornithologists-Szlak Ornitologów) in an area of Uniemyśl in Wkrzanska Forest.^[3]
Bicycle trail (red Trail "Puszcza Wkrzańska"-Szlak "Puszcza Wkrzańska") in an area of Uniemyśl in Wkrzanska Forest.^[3]

References

^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 1 June 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Encyclopedia of Szczecin. Supplement 1. Szczecin: University of Szczecin, 2003, pp. 279-280. ISBN 83-7241-272-3 (pl)
^ ^a ^b Okolice Szczecina: 1:75 000. Warsaw : ExpressMap Polska, 2007. p.1-2. ISBN 978-83-60120-96-5