Stara Korytnica Explained

Stara Korytnica
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:West Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Drawsko
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Kalisz Pomorski
Coordinates:53.3°N 18°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom

Stara Korytnica (de|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 10km (10miles) east of Kalisz Pomorski, 310NaN0 south-east of Drawsko Pomorskie, and 980NaN0 east of the regional capital Szczecin.

History

The 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: Der Landkreis Dramburg. Eine Dokumentation. Chronik für Heimatfreunde. 1976. Karl Ruprecht. 158. de.