Kalisz Pomorski (; ) is a town in Drawsko County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland with about 4,500 inhabitants.
History In the 8th century a Slavic gród existed in present-day Kalisz Pomorski. In the Middle Ages it was part of Poland, located in northern Greater Poland. The town's name derives from the city of Kalisz in southern Greater Poland. In order to develop this sparsely populated area, duke Przemysł I brought settlers from Kalisz to the settlement, which was newly named in Latin Nova Calisia (meaning New Kalisz).
It was part of the Kingdom of Prussia from the 18th century and between 1871 and 1945 the area was part of Germany. During World War II, in 1944–1945, the German administration operated a subcamp of the Ravensbrück concentration camp in the town, in which they imprisoned around 500–1,000 people at a time.Der Ort des Terrors: Geschichte der nationalsozialistischen Konzentrationslager, Vol. IV, 2006, p. 559 (in German) Between 1871 and 1945 the area was part of Germany. After the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, it became again part of Poland.
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Transport Kalisz Pomorski lies on national road 10.
National road 10 connects Kalisz Pomorski to Szczecin to the west and to Piła to the east.
Kalisz Pomorski has a station on the Szczecin-Piła railway line.
Notable residents Paul Sydow (1851 – 1925), German mycologist and lichenologist
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities Kalisz Pomorski is twinned with: Kaltenkirchen, Germany Torgelow, Germany Putlitz, Germany
References
External links
http://www.kaliszpom.pl/