Rybokarty [rɨbɔˈkartɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfice, within Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Gryfice and 65 km (40 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.[2]
Rybokarty | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Rybokarty Palace | |
  Rybokarty | |
| Coordinates: 53°54′47″N 15°4′52″E / 53.91306°N 15.08111°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| County | Gryfice |
| Gmina | Gryfice |
| Population | |
• Total | 158 |
| Vehicle registration | ZGY |
The village has a population of 158.
The mansion, built in the 16th century, is used nowadays as a guest house called "Pałac Ptaszynka" (means "Palace Little Bird" in Polish).[3]
History
editThe territory became part of the emerging Polish state under its first ruler Mieszko I around 967.[4] Following the fragmentation of Poland, it was part of the Duchy of Pomerania. From the 18th century, it was part of the Kingdom of Prussia and from 1871 to 1945 also Germany.
Notable residents
edit- Kurt-Bertram von Döring (1889–1960), Luftwaffe General
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Gmina Gryfice (2014), Rybokarty. Source: Gryfice. Dzieje Miasta, praca zbiorowa pod redakcją Tadeusza Białeckiego, wyd. Urząd Miasta Gryfice, Uniwersytet Szczeciński, Oficyna Wydawnicza Archiwum Państwowego w Szczecinie „Dokument”; Szczecin 2013.
- ^ Ptaszynka Palace homepage at Palac.Ptaszynka.prv.pl.
- ^ Labuda, Gerard (1993). "Chrystianizacja Pomorza (X–XIII stulecie)". Studia Gdańskie (in Polish). Vol. IX. Gdańsk-Oliwa. p. 47.
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