See also: Kulice, Pomeranian Voivodeship.
| Kulice | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Total Type: | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Pomeranian |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Goleniów |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nowogard |
| Coordinates: | 53.6617°N 15.1842°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Registration Plate: | ZGL |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Voivodeship roads |
Kulice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowogard, within Goleniów County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5km (03miles) east of Nowogard, 280NaN0 north-east of Goleniów, and 490NaN0 north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
The region became part of the emerging Polish state under its first historic ruler Mieszko I around 967.[2] Following the fragmentation of Poland, it was part of the Duchy of Pomerania. In the 18th century it became part of Prussia, and from 1871 to 1945 it was also part of Germany. The village contains a manor-house which belonged to the family of German statesman Otto von Bismarck.
During World War II, in the village, the Germans operated a forced labour subcamp of the prison in Goleniów.[3] After the defeat of Nazi Germany in the war, in 1945, the village became again part of Poland.
In 1994/95 the manor-house was refurbished by the European Academy Külz-Kulice Foundation, which was founded by Philipp von Bismarck. In 2002 the University of Szczecin acquired the manor-house and established a conference centre in cooperation with Bismarck's European Academy. The University revoked the cooperation in 2012 and ceased the project.[4] [5]