Słupsk

Słupsk (listen (help·info); German: Stolp in Pommern, occasionally Stolpe; Kashubian and Pomeranian: Stolpsk; Latin: Stolpe) is a city with approximately 100,000 inhabitants in northwestern Poland. It is the capital of the region of Middle Pomerania and has been the capital of Słupsk County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously the capital of the Słupsk Voivodeship (1975-1998) With a fast growing economy, jetted by car manufacturer Scania AB (buses and lorries), furniture factories, and a growing shoe potential, it is believed to be a very attractive city for future investments.

Słupsk is on the Słupia River, about 18 km from the Baltic Sea. Historically it is connected with Sławno and Ustka, smaller towns nearby.

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Town hall in Słupsk

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Castle in Słupsk

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City centre of Słupsk

[edit] The current city

Słupsk has a landspan of 43,15 km², from which 21,12 km² is used for buildings, 5,74 km² made up by woods and 11,86 km² of fields.

In 2005 Słupsk had 99 674 inhabitants, 53 106 women, 46 568 men. Birthrate is very low, around 0%.

Despite numerous investments the unemployment rate is high, at the end of May 2006, there were 7830 unemployed people, from which 4372 were women.

[edit] Future

Słupsk is expanding towards the North, creating special tax areas for future investemnets. There are no plans of changing the city boundaries but that is expected to happen.

[edit] History

Słupsk began in the 9th century when a Slavic gord was built on one of the islands on the Słupia. The fortification and a small Slavic village was built on a hill (St Otton's Church is today situated there). In the Middle Ages the area began to be settled by ethnic Germans who built the town. Any local Slavic culture which had existed disappeared as local people were assimilated and became Germanised. It received Lübeck law on September 9 1310 from the Margrave of Brandenburg.

Just outside the town stood the manor and estate of the von Blumenthal family who resided there for some 500 years until 1945. A few miles southwest of Stolp lies Varzin, formerly an estate of Prince Bismark.

The town became part of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701 and in turn of the German Empire in 1871. In 1904 Baedeker's gave the best hostelry in Stolp as the Hotel de Prusse and recommends a visit to the 14th century St. Mary's Church, which then had a silver altar dating from 1607.

From 1938 to 1945 there was a large radio station at Słupsk (Transmitter Stolp). After the defeat of Nazi Germany in May 1945 in World War II, the existing population was completely expelled by the Soviet Army and Polish militia. Their properties were confiscated by Communist Decrees and the city was resettled with Poles, largely from those parts of Poland which were annexed by the Soviets in 1939.

[edit] Timeline

1269 - Stolp gains town rights.
1310 - Relocation of Stolp.
1316 - Stolp assimilated into Duke Wartislaw IV's Wolgost Duchy.
1337 - Ustka bought, along with Słupia shoreline accommodated.
1373 - future candidate to the Polish throne Kaźko Słupski rules Stolp
1382 - Stolp becomes member of the Hanseatic League.
1395 - Great fire, destroying nearly the whole town.
1477 - Another great fire, most of the Gothic buildings destroyed.
1507 - Stolp's castle built.
1534 - Lutheranism established as the local regional religion.
1564 - Bubonic Plague, which took lives of more than 1000 people in Stolp.
1624 - fortifications built around the city.
1630 - Swedish forces enter Stolp.
1648 - Stolp becomes a member of Brandenburg due to treaty.
1807 - Napoleonic Wars - Stolp occupied by General Michała Sokolnicki.
1825-1848 - Industrial revolution arrives at Stolp.
1831 - Ustka becomes no longer subject to Stolp.
1869 - Stolp gains railroad connection with Koszalin and Stettin.
1901 - New Town Hall built.
1944 - Second World War - Aussenarbeitslager Stolp concentration camp established.
1945 - Soviet Russian troops enter Stolp. Region transferred to the communist government of Poland.
1967 - First edition of Piano Festival in Słupsk.
1970 - Riots against the communist government.
1986 - New Hospital built.
1994 - Słupsk granted an honorable European flag.
1999 - Słupsk voivodship disbanded.

[edit] Słupsk's population span

date	inhabitants
1810	5 393
1910	32 000
1939	50 337
1945	approx. 7000
1950	33 100
1960	53 400
1970	68 900
1975	77 600
1980	86 100
1990	101 200
1995	102 700
1999	102 370
2003	99 987
2005	99 687

[edit] Famous people of Słupsk

Wilhelm Sebastian von Belling
Thomas Heinrich Gadebusch
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Christian Ludwig Mursinna
Lothar Bucher
Wilhelm Dames
Otto von Kameke
Otto Liman von Sanders
Heinrich von Stephan
Eduard Engel
Hans Schrader
Zygfryd Bumke
Erwin Bumke
Oswald Bumke
Adolf Pojda
Otto Priebe
George Grosz
Bronisław Jerzy Kostkowski
Heinz Theuerjahr
Otto Helm
Michał Mostnik
Kaźko Słupski

[edit] Culture

Słupsk plays a colourful role in the cultural life of Poland. Many famous festivals take place in Słupsk, most notably

International Sport Bridge Festival Solidarność - Międzynarodowy Festiwal Brydża Sportowego Solidarność
Komeda Jazz Festival
International Art Festival Performance - Międzynarodowy Festiwal Sztuki Performance
International Piano Festival

[edit] Theatres

There are three theatres currently running in Słupsk

Tęcza Rainbow Theatre
Rondo Roundabout Theatre
New Theatre revived after 13 years of absence

[edit] Cinemas

During Słupsk's long history there had been up to five cinemas running simultaneously, but only one cinema has survived, the Millennium Cinema. There is also a rather small cinema based on 3 Maja street, which is devoted to passionate cinemaniacs

[edit] Economy

Słupsk has a solid and developing economy based on most big factories. The footwear industry has made a spectacular success in the region expanding its trades to many foreign countries, successfully increasing the number of people working.

Scania also has a very significant role for Słupsk's economy as it generates the most revenue among all the current companies based in Słupsk. It has a very solid number of people working. Currently most of the buses, which are being manufactured are exported to Western Europe.

[edit] Trade

Several trading investments have been made with others either awaiting approval or already passed by the local government. There are going to be many new hypermarkets built, including:

[edit] Shopping malls

Galeria Podkowa - Starzyńskiego street
CH Passo - Tuwima street
CH Wokulski - Kołątaja street
Skwer Viki - Wolności street
CH Manhatan - Wileńska street
Galeria Słupsk (planned) - Tuwima street
CHR Arena (planned) - Krzywoustego street
CHR Jantar (otwarcie wiosna 2008) - Szczecińska street
CH w byłym RDT (wkrótce otwarcie) - Kopernika street
Hala Targowa - Banacha street

[edit] Hiper markets

Real - Szczecińska street (trade complex with OBI, direction to Szczecin)
Kaufland - Kołłątaja street (Centre of City, nearby Railway Station PKP)
E.Leclerc - Szczecińska street
OBI - Szczecińska street
Castorama (from 14 March 2007) - Hubalczyków street (direction Bytów)
Media Markt (planned) - ?
Real (CH Jantar)(planned) - Szczecińska street (area behind Sezamor - former manufacturer fabricats for also former manufacturer of boats in Ustka)
Fimal - Bałtycka street (direction Ustka)

[edit] Super markets

Biedronka - 5 shops - Szczecińska, Kulczyńskiego, Wolności, Przemysłowa, Lutosławskiego street
Lidl - 3 shops - Lutosławskiego, Kopernika, Tuwima street
Netto - 2 shops - Psie Pole, Małcużyńskiego street
Sieć 34 - 2 shops - 11 listopada, Kołątaja street
Sano- Królowej Jadwigi street
BOMI - Wolności street
Sam Czar - 2 shops - ul. Dmowskiego, Mostnika street
Intermarche (planned) - ?

[edit] Restaurants, Catering

Słupsk has developed a very well organised system of restaurants, pizzerias, catering and beanaries. One of the most famous pizzerias is the one located in the Poranek beanery, it's the first pizzeria in after-War Poland. There are a number of pizzerias, with the majority offering free delivery. A McDonalds is also present in Szczecińska street while Pinocchio is a pizzeria on the same street.

There are a number of Bar mleczny scattered around the civic centre.

[edit] Sports

Energa Czarni Słupsk - men's basketball
Gryf '95 Słupsk - football
Słupia Słupsk - handball
Słupski Klub Sportowy Piast-B - badminton
SKB Czarni Słupsk - boxing
TPS Czarni Słupsk - women's volleyball
Towarzystwo Pływackie Skalar Słupsk - swimming
SKLA M&S Okna Słupsk - athletics
Basket Słupsk - men's basketball

[edit] Facilities

There is a lattice tower used for broadcasting at Słupsk, the TV Tower Słupsk. Near Słupsk there is the static invertor station of the HVDC link Swepol.

Ten silo-based two-stage long-range US missile defense interceptors are planned to be placed in nearby Redzikowo, forming a Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system in conjunction with a US narrow-beam midcourse tracking and discrimination radar system in the Czech Republic. The system is intended to protect against missiles from Iran, both in the case they target Europe, and as an extra protection in the case that they target the US. ^[1]

[edit] Twin towns

Arkhangelsk, Bari, Bukhara, Carlisle, Cartaxo, Flensburg, Ustka, Vantaa, Vordingborg

[edit] See also

Słupsk (PKP station)

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

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