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Słupsk

City Hall, New Gate, view from City Hall to the park and the Pomeranian Dukes Castle, Castle Complex (The Castle, Gate Mill, Granary Richter)

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Słupsk

Location in Pomeranian Voivodeship

Słupsk

Location in Poland

Poland

city county

Established

10th century

Town rights

1265

Area

• Total

43.15 km² (16.66 sq mi)

Elevation

22 m (72 ft)

Population

(December 2018)

• Total

91,007

(42nd)

• Density

2,216/km² (5,740/sq mi)

Time zone

UTC+1 (CET)

• Summer (DST)

UTC+2 (CEST)

Postal code

76-200 to 76-210, 76-215, 76-216, 76-218, 76-280

Area code(s)

+48 059

Car plates

Website

www.slupsk.pl

Town hall in Słupsk

Słupsk is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, with a population of 91,007 inhabitants as of December 2018. It occupies 43.15 square kilometres (16.66 sq mi) and, according to the Central Statistical Office, Słupsk is one of the most densely populated cities in the country. Located near the Baltic Sea and on the Słupia River, the city is the administrative seat of Słupsk County and was until 1999 the capital of Słupsk Voivodeship. The neighbouring administrative districts (gminas) are Kobylnica and Gmina Słupsk.

Słupsk had its origins as a Pomeranian settlement in the early Middle Ages. In 1265 it was given town rights. By the 14th century, the town had become a centre of local administration and trade and a Hanseatic League associate. Between 1368 and 1478, it was the residence of the Dukes of Słupsk, until 1474 vassals of the Kingdom of Poland. In 1648, according to the peace treaty of Osnabrück, Stolp became part of Brandenburg-Prussia. In 1815 it was incorporated into the newly formed Prussian Province of Pomerania. After World War II the city was assigned to Poland as part of the recovered territories.

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The New Gate, dating back to the 14th century, served as the main entrance to the Old Town
Castle mill, the oldest industrial structure in Poland
Baszta Czarownic from 1415, one of the few remaining witch towers in Europe. See also Trina Papisten
Castle of Pomeranian Dukes, 1507
View of "Stolpe" from 1618, by Eilhard Lubinus
Richter's timber-framed granary from the 18th-century, now a museum
Słupsk Town Hall from 1901
Ruins of the Old Town in 1945
Historic county office and administration building
Wojska Polskiego Avenue with heritage architecture
The neighbourhoods and suburbs of Słupsk
Słupia River, which flows through Słupsk
Market Square, part of Stare Miasto (Old Town) neighbourhood
Sienkiewicz Street, part of Centrum
Trams in Słupsk operated between 1910 and 1959
An entry sign seen from Gdańska Street
Historic tenements and houses, part of the heritage ensemble on Wojska Polskiego Avenue
Słupsk Hotel
Park of Culture
Polish Philharmonic Sinfonia Baltica based in Słupsk
The Millenium cinema, which is now a supermarket
Polish Basketball League match between Czarni Słupsk and Trefl Sopot in Słupsk in 2013
Heinrich von Stephan, 1897
Bazon Brock, 2017
Sarsa, 2017
Milena Rosner, 2012

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