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Place details
- Locality
- Wolin
- Region
- województwo zachodniopomorskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 12,438
Travel guide
Understand
thumb|500px|Map of Wolin Island thumb|Panorama of Wolin. Saint Nicholas' Church in the centre. thumb|Town hall from 1881.
See
A re-enactment village in Early Mediaeval style, inspired by the Vineta/Jomsburg heritage (see under History). Apart from the buildings and fortifications themselves, it features mediaeval crafts, artefacts (from jewellery to music instruments), and food. All prepared and performed by people dressed in contemporary clothing. Saint Nicholas' Church. A church in Brick Gothic style typical for the region, lying by the river Oder. Town Hall from 1881, in Brick Gothic Revival
Do
Europe's biggest Germanic-Slavic Viking festival at the Viking Village (see above)
Go next
in Poland The Pomeranian metropolis Szczecin The sea resort and medieval town of Kamien Pomorski The sea resort and medieval town of Kolobrzeg Gothic church ruins at Trzesacz The medieval town of Stargard Szczecinski with an over hundred meter high Cathedral.
in Germany Rügen Greifswald, Stralsund and other Hanseatic cities The Uckermark
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Article
Wolin ([ˈvɔlin]; German: Wollin) is a town in Kamień County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It is the seat of Gmina Wolin. It is situated on the southern tip of Wolin island off the Baltic coast of the historic region of Western Pomerania. The island lies at the edge of the strait of Dziwna.
The town, now a fishing port and gateway to the island's bathing resorts, has a population of approximately 4,900. Dating from the 9th century, it has been associated with the semi-legendary settlements of Jomsburg, Jumne, Julin and Vineta. It played an important role in the conversion of Pomerania and in 1140 became the first see of the Pomeranian diocese. Several ruins from the Slavic period occupy the area. The early medieval town fell victim to the late 12th century Danish raids, and was refounded in 1260.