Kalisz Pomorski (; ) is a town in Drawsko County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland with about 4,500 inhabitants.

History

In the 8th century a Slavic gród existed in present-day Kalisz Pomorski. In the Middle Ages it was part of Poland, located in northern Greater Poland. The town's name derives from the city of Kalisz in southern Greater Poland. Between 1871 and 1945 the area was part of Germany. After the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, it became again part of Poland.

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Mlynskie (Ogorkowe) Lake in Kalisz Pomorski.jpg|Młyńskie Lake

Kalisz Pomorski palac Wedlow (1).jpg|Palace in Kalisz Pomorski

Kalisz Pomorski LO.jpg|High school

PL KaliszPom Nadlesnictwo.JPG|Forest office building

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Transport

Kalisz Pomorski lies on national road 10.

National road 10 connects Kalisz Pomorski to Szczecin to the west and to Piła to the east.

Kalisz Pomorski has a station on the Szczecin-Piła railway line.

Notable residents

  • Paul Sydow (1851 – 1925), German mycologist and lichenologist

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kalisz Pomorski is twinned with:

  • Kaltenkirchen, Germany
  • Torgelow, Germany
  • Putlitz, Germany

References

  • http://www.kaliszpom.pl/