Dziwnówek Explained

Dziwnówek
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:West Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kamień
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Dziwnów
Coordinates:54.0333°N 62°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population As Of:2015[1]
Population Total:391
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Area Code:+48 91
Registration Plate:ZKA

Dziwnówek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dziwnów, within Kamień County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[2] It lies approximately 4km (02miles) north-east of Dziwnów, 80NaN0 north of Kamień Pomorski, and 700NaN0 north of the regional capital Szczecin.

According to the data from 2015, the village had 391 inhabitants.[1]

In Dziwnówek, 400 m of the coastline is designated as swimming and bathing area in the summer.[3]

Location

Dziwnówek is situated in the western part of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship coastline, in the north part of the Kamień County. The village finds itself on the forefront of the Dziwnów Spit geological formation, between the Baltic Sea and Wrzosowo bay, which constitutes the northernmost part of Kamień bay. It is a part of Trzebiatów Coast, one of the mesoregions of Szczecin seacoast. Historically, Dziwnówek lies in the north part of Pomerania.

History

The oldest known mention of the village dates back to 1503.[4] It was a small fishing village. From 1871 to 1945 it was part of Germany, known in German as Klein Dievenow. In the final stages of World War II, in March 1945, the was fought between the Polish and German armies. The then second lieutenant and future head of state Wojciech Jaruzelski commanded a reconnaissance unit in the 5th Infantry Regiment of the 2nd Division of the Polish Army.[5] [6] After the Polish victory the symbolic ceremony of Poland's Wedding to the Sea took place in Dziwnówek on March 15.[4] In 1975 a monument to the soldiers of the of the 2nd Infantry Division was unveiled in the village.[4] [6]

In 1974–2005 Dziwnówek was recognized by the Polish government as a town with conditions for conducting spa treatment, thanks to which medical facilities could be run here.[7] Based on the properties of natural conditions, the main treatment directions were established for the health care facilities in Dziwnówek: child respiratory and locomotor system diseases.

On 18 July 1982, the foundation act was laid for building a church in the village. The ceremony was led by Bishop Stanisław Stefanek.[8]

From 1975 to 1998 Dziwnówek was located in the Szczecin Voivodeship.

Infrastructure

The main tourist destination of the village is the beach.

Notes and References

  1. http://bip.dziwnow.pl/strony/1293.dhtml Plan Odnowy Miejscowości Dziwnówek na lata 2008–2015
  2. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 1 June 2008 . pl.
  3. Uchwała Nr XXXVI/467/2013 Rady Miejskiej w Dziwnowie z dnia 27 marca 2013 r. ws. wykazu kąpielisk (Dz. Urz. Woj. Zachodniopomorskiego z 2013 r. poz. 1821)
  4. Web site: Historia Dziwnówka. Dziwnów.pl. 26 November 2019. pl.
  5. Peter Raina, Jaruzelski, Wydawnictwo "Efekt" Warsaw 2001, p. 56
  6. http://bip.dziwnow.pl/strony/1293.dhtml Plan Odnowy Miejscowości Dziwnówek na lata 2008–2015
  7. Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 12 kwietnia 1974 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie ws. rozciągnięcia niektórych przepisów o uzdrowiskach na inne miejscowości (Journal of Laws from 1974 No. 16, item 89)
  8. M.W., Nowy kościół w Dziwnówku, w: Przewodnik Katolicki, nr 27/1982, p. 7 (in Polish)