Głębokie (; German until 1945: ) is a small neighbourhood of Szczecin, Poland, located within the West district, in the administrative subdivision of Głębokie-Pilchowo. It is a residential area with single-family detached homes, many of which date to the 1930s and the 1960s. The neighbourhood is located on the east coast of the Deep Lake, which has an area of 31,4 ha, and features a bathing beach complex.
The oldest found signs of human activity in the area date to the Neolithic era, while the first known human settlements were founded there in the 4th century CE, during the Bronze Age. The oldest known records of Głębokie, then a small hamlet, date to 1266. The community operated seven gristmills alongside Osówka river, of which only one was preserved to the present day. In the 1930s, the area developed into a small suburb, and was incorporated into the city in 1939.
Toponomy
The name of neighbourhood comes from the Polish word głębokie, which neuter nominative declination of adjective głęboki, meaning deep. It comes from the name of the nearby Deep Lake, known in Polish as Jezioro Głębokie. Its Germanised version, Glambeck was used as the name of the neighbourhood until 1945.
The oldest known records of Głębokie () date to 1266, when duke Barnim I granted the ownership of a half of the village to the St. Mary Church in Szczecin (Stettin). In 1342, the entire settlement became its property, with the village being exempted from taxation and duties. The village was placed on the coast of the Deep Lake. In 1418, to improve their output, dukes Otto II and Casimir IV issued permission to channel the water from Osówka into the Deep Lake.
In 1955, a tram tracks were built alongside Polish Armed Forces Avenue, connecting Głębokie with the rest of the city. It ended with a turning loop placed at the corner of Polish Armed Forces Avenue and Miodowa Street.
From 1955 to 1976, the neighbourhood of Głębokie formed one of the administrative subdivisions of the Nad Odrą district. It also included the neighbourhood of Pilchowo. In 1960, the area had the population of 1,456 people. On 28 November 1990, the neighbourhood of Głębokie-Pilchowo was established as one of the administrative subdivisions of the West district, being governed by an elected neighbourhood council. It incorporated the neighbourhoods of Głębokie and Pilchowo.
In the 1960s, several dozen new single-family housing developments were constructed in the neighbourhood. Between 1989 and 1995, the St. Brother Albert Church, which belongs to the Roman Catholic denomination, was constructed at 20 Zegadłowicza Street in Głębokie.
Characteristics
thumb|250px|The beach at the Deep Lake in Głębokie.
Głębokie is a residential neighborhood with single-family detached homes, placed to the to the east of Zegadłowicza Street, in the area of Jaworowa, Majowa, and Pogodna Streets. Majority of its buildings date to the 1930s and the 1960s. The neighbourhood also features the St. Brother Albert Church, which belongs to the Roman Catholic denomination.