Podbórz (; German until 1945: ) is a neighbourhood of Szczecin, Poland, located within the North district, in the northern portion of the administrative subdivision of Warszewo. It is a low-rise housing area with single-family detached and semi-detached homes. Podbórz was founded in the 19th century, and incorporated into the city in 1939.
Toponomy
The name Podbórz comes from Polish words "pod borem", meaning "near the forest". It comes from the name of its neighbourhood's main street, Podbórzańska Street (; ), which crosses though the Ueckermünde Heath in the north. Prior to 1945, it was known in German as Waldstraße, meaning Forest Street. Before 1945, the nieghbourhood was also known in German as Waldschlösschen bei Buchholz. The term Waldschlösschen translates to mean the "little forest castle", and was originally a name of the restaurant founded in the area in the 19th century. "Buchholz" was a name for the nearby hamlet, now known as Bukowo, and directly translates to mean "beech wood", being named after the beech trees in the area. The name Waldschlösschen bei Buchholz translated to mean Little Forest Castle near Buchholz.
History
thumb|left|The Waldschlösschen restaurant in Podbórz in 1915.
Prior to the creation of the neighbourhood, a forester's lodge was present in its area, placed on the current Podbórzańska Street within the Ueckermünde Heath. In the 19th century it was demolished, and replaced with a restaurant named Waldschlösschen (; also known as Warsower Waldschloss, ). In the 1920s, a building located in front of it was turned into an orphanage. Overtime, a hamlet developed around the restaurant building, named Waldschlösschen bei Buchholz. Prior to the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, it had 51 residents, living in 10 households.
On 15 October 1939, the area was incorporated into the city of Szczecin. Following the end of the Second World War in 1945, the city was placed under Polish administration, with the German population either fleeing or being expelled from Szczecin and being replaced with Polish settlers. The neighbourhood was abandoned and its buildings demolished years later. Some of the foundations and basements survive to the present day.
Characteristics
Podbórz is a low-rise housing area with single-family detached and semi-detached homes. It includes a housing estate known unofficially as Lisie Pole, which covers an area of around 15 ha, and includes around 70 houses. To its north, the area is covered by the Ueckermünde Heath.