Kołbaskowo
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kołbaskowo
| settlement_type = Village
| total_type =
| image_skyline = Kolbaskowo dron (1).jpg
| image_caption = General view of Kołbaskowo
| image_flag = Flag kołbaskowo.png
| image_shield = POL gmina Kołbaskowo COA.svg
| image_map =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
| subdivision_name1 = West Pomeranian
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Police
| subdivision_type3 = Gmina
| subdivision_name3 = Kołbaskowo
| coordinates = {{coord|53|20|9|N|14|26|18|E|region:PL|display=title,inline}}
| 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
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 410 (2006)
| registration_plate = ZPL
| blank_name = Primary airport
| blank_info = Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport
| blank1_name = Highways
| blank1_info = File:A6-PL.svg
| blank2_name = National roads
| blank2_info = 32px
| website = http://www.kolbaskowo.pl
}}
Kołbaskowo {{IPAc-pl|k|o|U|b|a|s|'|k|o|w|o}} ({{langx|de|Kolbitzow}}){{cite web |url=https://polenjournal.de/tourismus/3293-polen-diese-grenzuebergaenge-sind-noch-offen |title=Polen: Diese Grenzübergänge sind noch offen |date=17 March 2020 |access-date=30 October 2023 | website=polenjournal.de |language=de}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa |title=Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) |date=2008-06-01 |language=Polish}} It lies approximately {{convert|24|km|mi|0}} south of Police and {{convert|14|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} 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.
History
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.{{cite magazine|last=Falenciak|first=Bernadeta|year=2003|title=Kościół w Kołbaskowie – historia miejscowości i budowli|magazine=Nie tylko Gminne Aktualności|volume=10 |language=pl|location=Kołbaskowo|issue=108|page=5}} 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.
Heritage monument
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.
Communication
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.
Sports
The local football club is Zryw Kołbaskowo, founded in 1971.{{cite web|url=http://zrywkolbaskowo.futbolowo.pl|title=Zryw Kołbaskowo|accessdate=8 May 2021|language=pl}} It competes in the lower leagues.
Notable people
- {{ill|Longin Komołowski|pl}} (1948–2016), Polish politician and activist, co-founder of the Solidarity movement in Szczecin, honorary citizen of Kołbaskowo{{cite web|url=https://www.przeclaw24.pl/wiadomosci/wydarzenia-i-kronika/1737-kolbaskowo-upamietnilo-longina-komolowskiego.html|title=Kołbaskowo upamiętniło Longina Komołowskiego|accessdate=8 May 2021|language=pl}}
Gallery
0904 K ŚwT Kołbaskowo ZPL 4.jpg|Romanesque Holy Trinity church
0904 K ŚwT Kołbaskowo ZPL 5.jpg|Marian shrine
0904 Kołbaskowo UrzPoczta ZPL.jpg|Post office (2009)
References
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{{Gmina Kołbaskowo}}
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