Stara Korytnica [ˈstara kɔrɨtˈnit͡sa] (German: Alt Körtnitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kalisz Pomorski, within Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Kalisz Pomorski, 31 km (19 mi) south-east of Drawsko Pomorskie, and 98 km (61 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin.
Stara Korytnica | |
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Village | |
  Stara Korytnica | |
| Coordinates: 53°18′N 16°2′E / 53.300°N 16.033°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| County | Drawsko |
| Gmina | Kalisz Pomorski |
History
editThe village was founded before 1300 and was endowed with German law around 1300. The village was plundered by Polish-Lithuanian troops in 1326, destroyed by Poles in 1434. The railway line Kallies-Falkenburg waa built through the village. The village had it own Lutheran parish, while Catholics belonged to the parish of Arnswalde. A new school building was erected in 1936/37.[2] For more on the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Karl Ruprecht (1976). Der Landkreis Dramburg. Eine Dokumentation. Chronik für Heimatfreunde (in German). p. 158.
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