LOCATION
Wolin Island and Trzebiatów Coast are separated by the Dziwna – one of three straits connecting Szczecin Lagoon with the Baltic Sea. This is the historical centre of former Western Pomerania, a place where the Pomeranian statehood and culture shaped, starting from Jomsborg factory founded by the Vikings in present day Wolin, to the bishops’ capital in Kamień Pomorski and the Norbertine Order in Trzebiatów, one of the most resilient monasteries. It is here, in Trzebiatów that in 1534 the Pomeranian states decided to become converted into Protestantism. Kamień Pomorski (Germ. Cammin in Pommern), 53°58′08″N 14°46′45″E, a resort located on the Dziwna Strait is the main town of the region.
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SIGHTSEEING
The recommended landmarks are situated within 40 km from Kamień Pomorski, on the coastline between Trzebiatów and Wolin. As far as connections are concerned, we may choose car or bike connections, although route R10 runs farther to the north. Sacral buildings in Kamień Pomorski and Trzebiatów, such as cathedrals are open during the day (admission payable in Kamień). The ruins of churches in Trzęsacz and Trzebiatów are open to visitors round the clock, similarly to the cemetery in Wolin. It is worth visiting local museums in Wolin and Trzęsacz. The village of the Vikings in Wolin is open from April until October.
ATTRACTIONS
Kamień Pomorski is a health resort and the former seat of the Pomeranian bishops, with impressive Gothic St John’s Cathedral with its precious furnishings, housing a tiny museum. In the town there is also 15thcentury St Nicholas’ Church erected on the former cemetery referred to as Żalnik. The legendary Royal Boulder is situated in Buniewice, near the northern shore of Chrząszczewska Island. Its meaning in pagan time remains unknown, however, it provided the name Kamień to the nearby town. Wolin,or Jomsborg medieval trading post, is now a small town popularising the remote history in the Slavs and Vikings’ Village Open-air Museum. In the centre there is a runic stone commemorating the place of death of Harald Bluetooth. Near the town towers Hangman Hill with a monument to Trygław and a 9th-12thvast kurgan cemetery. An attraction of Trzęsacz is the ruins of a Gothic church the major part of which was devoured by the sea. The high cliff and the panorama terrace allow a view of the remnants of a temple and the so called Depths of the Dead, the former cemetery. The history of the church is presented in the local museum. Trzebiatów is one of few towns of Pomerania that remained undamaged in 1945. Above it there is the Temple of the Divine Maternity of Our Lady, the highest Pomeranian church and present day St Mary’s Sanctuary. Relics of the former Monastery of the Norbertine Sisters (Trzebiatów-Wyszków) have been preserved on the Rega River, near the railway station.
INFORMATION SOURCES
Heritage Class: [ C ]Cultural Heritage
Subclass [SR] :BLUE and GREEN believes and religions
WEB PAGES
https://katedra-kamienpomorski.pl/
http://www.rewal.pl/index.php/pl/
http://trzebiatow.eparafia.pl/
http://www.westernpomerania.com.pl/
