Dziwnów

Old church before Germany destroyed it during World War II

The territory became part of the emerging Polish state under its first ruler Mieszko I around 967.[2] The battle at Julin Bridge took place nearby in 1170, but the oldest known mention of the village dates back to 1243.[3] It remained a small fishing village until the 19th century, when it began to transform into a holiday resort.[3] At the end of the 19th century, salt springs were discovered, and the first sanatorium was established.[3] In the 1930s, military barracks were built.[3] During World War II, in June 1944, Americans conducted air raids on the German garrison in the village.[3] The historic church was destroyed in the final stages of the war. At the end of World War II, Polish troops entered the village in May 1945.[3]

In 1949 and 1950 in the local garrison there was a military hospital for Greeks and Macedonians wounded in the Greek Civil War.[3][4] In total, around 2,000 people were treated there.[4] Later on, in the 1950s, the hospital staff co-created the Military Medical Academy in Łódź.[3] In 1958 Dziwnów was granted urban-type settlement status and afterwards a port was built.[3] The development of the settlement in the following decades led to the granting of municipal rights in 2004.[3] From 1964 to 1986, the 1st Assault Battalion, which was considered one of the best trained units in the history of the Polish Army, was stationed in Dziwnów.[5]

Dziwnów is twinned with:[6]

• Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland (2014)
• Sosnowiec, Poland (2013)
• Werneuchen, Germany (1993)

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  Fishing Port
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  Yacht Quay
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  Bascule bridge
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  Beach

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