| Kołbaskowo | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Total Type: | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Pomeranian |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Police |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kołbaskowo |
| Coordinates: | 53.3358°N 14.4383°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1243 |
| Population Total: | 410 (2006) |
| Registration Plate: | ZPL |
| Blank Name: | Primary airport |
| Blank Info: | Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport |
| Blank1 Name: | Highways |
| Blank2 Name: | National roads |
| Website: | http://www.kolbaskowo.pl |
Kołbaskowo (German: Kolbitzow)[1] is a village in Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kołbaskowo.[2] It lies approximately 24km (15miles) south of Police and 140NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Szczecin.
The motorway at Kołbaskowo is the site of a major Schengen border crossing on the European route E28 connecting Berlin (Germany) with Szczecin and Gdańsk. The neighbouring village on the German side of the border is Pomellen, part of the Nadrensee municipality.
The oldest known mention of the village comes from 1243, when Duke Barnim I granted the local tithe to the Cistercian women monastery in Szczecin. The village was eventually granted to the Cistercian nuns in 1286. Its name comes from the male name Kołbasek, which in turn comes from the Polish word kiełbaska.[3] Since the Middle Ages the area was part of Poland, the Duchy of Pomerania following Poland's fragmentation, Sweden, Prussia and Germany, before it became part of Poland again following the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II in 1945.
The most precious historic landmark of the village is the Romanesque Holy Trinity church with Gothic and Baroque interior, which was built in the 13th century with granite.
Kołbaskowo can be reached from Szczecin via the A6 autostrada and the National road (Droga krajowa) No. 13. The Bus line 81 leads to Siadło Górne, Przecław and Szczecin: Gumieńce, Kościuszko Square and Nowe Miasto.
The local football club is Zryw Kołbaskowo, founded in 1971.[4] It competes in the lower leagues.