Kołbacz

The Kołbacz Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery located in Kołbacz, Poland, listed as a Historic Monument of Poland. It had several subsidiaries, with the other main centers located in Oliwa, Bierzwnik, and Mironice. It was itself a subsidiary of Clairvaux Abbey, Ville-sous-la-Ferté, although the funding monks originally arrived from the Danish Esrum Abbey in Zealand. The abbey was founded in 1173 with the original Latin name "Mera Vallis", but eventually the older Slavic name, Kołbacz became closely associated with the place. The monks were invited into Pomerania by Warcisław II Świętoborzyc, a castellan of Szczecin, as part of an agreement with Valdemar I of Denmark, who had besieged Szczecin and made Warcisław his vassal. The foundation was affirmed by Duke Bogusław I in 1173. The first abbot was Reinhold and the abbey began its activities in 1174. The wealth of the Abbey was based on banking, as much as land ownership. The abbey played an important role in the development of German settlements in the area, as the first villages of German-speaking inhabitants were founded close to the abbey. Currently it is the site of an agricultural complex near Szczecin, which partly houses the Zoological Experimental Institute of the Kraków Technical Institute.

Rekowo [rɛˈkɔvɔ] (German: Reckow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobylanka, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Kobylanka, 15 km (9 mi) west of Stargard, and 20 km (12 mi) south-east of the regional capital Szczecin. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. The village has a population of 47.

Dębina [dɛmˈbina] (German: Hofdamm) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Czarnowo, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.

Nieznań [ˈɲɛznaɲ] (German: Heidchen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Czarnowo, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

Gmina Stare Czarnowo is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Stare Czarnowo, which lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of Gryfino and 20 km (12 mi) south-east of the regional capital Szczecin. The gmina covers an area of 153.17 square kilometres (59.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,871. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Szczecin Landscape Park. At the end of November 2007 the mayor of the city of Szczecin, Piotr Krzystek, presented a proposal to incorporate Stare Czarnowo into Szczecin. Eventually, the proposal was not accepted.

Stare Czarnowo [ˈstarɛ t͡ʂarˈnɔvɔ] (German: Neumark) is a village in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stare Czarnowo. It lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of Gryfino and 20 km (12 mi) south-east of the regional capital Szczecin. Stare Czarnowo's main historic landmark it the Church of Our Lady Help of Christians, which dates back to the 16th century. The area became part of the emerging Polish state under its first historic ruler Mieszko I around 967. Following the fragmentation of Poland, it formed part of the Duchy of Pomerania. From the 18th century, it formed part of Prussia, and from 1871 to 1945 it was also part of Germany.

Żelewo [ʐɛˈlɛvɔ] (German: Seelow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Czarnowo, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Stare Czarnowo, 25 km (16 mi) east of Gryfino, and 24 km (15 mi) south-east of the regional capital Szczecin. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

Jezierzyce (German: Jeseritz) is a part of the Szczecin City, Poland situated on the right bank of Oder river, east of the Szczecin Old Town, and south-east of Szczecin-Dąbie.

Komorówko [kɔmɔˈrufkɔ] (German: Geiblershof) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Czarnowo, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

Bielkowo [bjɛlˈkɔvɔ] (German Belkow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobylanka, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Kobylanka, 12 km (7 mi) west of Stargard, and 21 km (13 mi) south-east of the regional capital Szczecin. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. The village has a population of 253.