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Village in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Stara Korytnica
Village
Stara Korytnica is located in PolandStara KorytnicaStara Korytnica
Coordinates: 53°18′N 16°2′E / 53.300°N 16.033°E / 53.300; 16.033
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
CountyDrawsko
GminaKalisz Pomorski

Stara Korytnica (German: Alt Körtnitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kalisz Pomorski, within Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. 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.

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. For more on the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Karl Ruprecht (1976). Der Landkreis Dramburg. Eine Dokumentation. Chronik für Heimatfreunde (in German). p. 158.
Gmina Kalisz Pomorski
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