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Goleniów [ɡɔˈlɛɲuf] ( Kashubian : Gòłonóg ; German : Gollnow ) is a town in Pomerania , northwestern Poland with 22,844 inhabitants as of 2011. It is the capital of Goleniów County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship . The town's area is 12.5 square kilometres (4.8 sq mi), and its geographical position is 53°33'N, 14°49'E. It is situated in the centre of Goleniowska Forest on Goleniów Plain, near main roads numbers 3 and 6.

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15-476: The international airport Szczecin-Goleniów "Solidarność" Airport is located just east of the town. The settlement dates back to the 10th century. Pomerania became part of the emerging Polish state under its first ruler Mieszko I around 967. As a result of the 12th-century fragmentation of Poland it became part of the separate Duchy of Pomerania , ruled by the House of Griffin . Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania granted

30-457: A series of conflicts between the two towns, the differences were set aside only in 1615 when the towns signed a reconciling treaty. The town remained part of the Duchy of Pomerania until Sweden took over in 1630. The Thirty Years' War devastated the town, and as a consequence of the post-war Peace of Westphalia (1648) and Treaty of Stettin (1653) , the town remained with Sweden who had occupied

45-688: Is one of the oldest competitions of its kind in Poland. The local football team is Ina Goleniów  [ pl ] . It competes in the lower leagues. Goleniów is twinned with: On 25 February 2022, Goleniów ended its partnership with the Russian city of Guryevsk as a reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine . Szczecin-Goleni%C3%B3w %22Solidarno%C5%9B%C4%87%22 Airport Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport ( Polish : Port Lotniczy Szczecin–Goleniów im. NSZZ Solidarność ) ( IATA : SZZ , ICAO : EPSC )

60-498: Is the main domestic and international airport serving the city of Szczecin in Poland and is located 45 km (28 mi) northeast of the city, near the town of Goleniów , in the village of Glewice. About 1.6 million residents live within its catchment area. The airport was constructed between 1953 and 1956 at the height of the Cold War , 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Goleniów. It

75-629: The Fall of Communism in the 1980s. The town's German population was expelled in accordance with the Potsdam Agreement . In 1954, town limits were expanded by including Helenów as Goleniów's new district. From 1975 to 1998, it was administratively located in the Szczecin Voivodeship . The Goleniów Mile of Independence  [ pl ] running competition is held annually in the town to commemorate Poland's National Independence Day . It

90-645: The Greater Poland uprising . During World War II, the Nazis operated a prison in the town, with multiple forced labour subcamps located in the region. Polish forced labourers were imprisoned in the town. On 7 March 1945, the town was captured by the Red Army . After Nazi Germany 's defeat in World War II, the area became once again part of Poland, although with a Soviet-installed communist regime, which stayed in power until

105-577: The Peene and east of the Peenestrom rivers, including Gollnow, to Prussia in the Treaty of Stockholm . In the 19th century, craft and trade were joined by industry – Gollnow hosted a coppersmith, a needle fabrication, several facilities for the manufacturing of furniture, three breweries, a distillery, and five water mills. In the late 19th and early 20th century, the town became an important railroad junction, when it

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135-901: The airport was renamed for the Solidarność trade union. In July 2013, a 4 km spur linking the airport to the mainline between Szczecin and Kołobrzeg opened, creating a direct rail link between the airport and the city of Szczecin. There are three trains a day (two trains on Saturdays) covering the route between Szczecin and the airport using the new 4 km spur. The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Szczecin–Goleniów Airport: The airport has infrequent train connections to Szczecin (e.g. Szczecin Główny railway station and Szczecin Dąbie railway station ), Goleniów , Gryfice and Kołobrzeg . The train takes 45 minutes from Szczecin and 90 minutes from Kołobrzeg to get to

150-1342: The airport. The airport is located 45 km away from Szczecin by taxi (45 min), using the S3 and A6 . There are cheap coaches available heading to the city after every plane's arrival. [REDACTED] Media related to Solidarity Szczecin-Goleniów Airport at Wikimedia Commons Goleniowska Mila Niepodleg%C5%82o%C5%9Bci Look for Goleniowska Mila Niepodległości on one of Misplaced Pages's sister projects : [REDACTED] Wiktionary (dictionary) [REDACTED] Wikibooks (textbooks) [REDACTED] Wikiquote (quotations) [REDACTED] Wikisource (library) [REDACTED] Wikiversity (learning resources) [REDACTED] Commons (media) [REDACTED] Wikivoyage (travel guide) [REDACTED] Wikinews (news source) [REDACTED] Wikidata (linked database) [REDACTED] Wikispecies (species directory) Misplaced Pages does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for Goleniowska Mila Niepodległości in Misplaced Pages to check for alternative titles or spellings. You need to log in or create an account and be autoconfirmed to create new articles. Alternatively, you can use

165-405: The area since the Treaty of Stettin (1630) . The border with Brandenburg-Prussian Pomerania now ran close to the town, and cut Gollnow off from its economic hinterland, which hindered recovery from the war. Between 1677 and 1683, Gollnow was occupied by Brandenburg-Prussia . In the years that followed, the number of craftsmen in the town grew steadily. In 1720, Sweden lost its possessions south of

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180-537: The settlement Magdeburg town rights and additional privileges in 1264, yet Goleniów was rechartered with Lübeck Law , which favoured the local merchants, in 1314. The town grew by exploiting the vast timber reserves in the town-owned forests, and by trade. The town was connected to the Baltic Sea trade routes by the port of Ihnamünde ( Inoujście ) at the mouth of the Ina river. Competition with nearby Stettin (Szczecin) led to

195-631: Was connected to Neudamm ( Dębno ) and Naugard ( Nowogard ) in 1882, to Cammin ( Kamień Pomorski ) and Wollin ( Wolin ) in 1892, and to Massow in 1903. Gollnow was part of the Prussian province of Pomerania from 1815 to 1945. With the unification of Germany in 1871, it became part of the German Reich . In 1919, the Germans operated a camp in the town, in which they imprisoned Poles arrested in Szubin during

210-418: Was constructed as a standard military airport with a 1,800 m × 45 m (5,906 ft × 148 ft) runway and basic airport infrastructure ( hangars , air traffic control tower, etc.). In 1967, the civilian airport at Dąbie was relocated to the site and named Port Lotniczy Szczecin–Goleniów . In 1976–77, the runway was extended to 2,500 m (8,202 ft) and a new passenger terminal

225-515: Was constructed. Works to improve the runway and the main apron were undertaken in 1998. The airport's electricity supply together with the runway and approach lighting was upgraded in 1999. A new passenger terminal was opened in 2001 and further expansion works commenced on the terminal in 2005. Construction commenced on a new air traffic control tower in 2004, and was finished by the end of 2005. The terminal expansion concluded in April 2006, at which time

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