Darłowo
Query URLs
https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/place/12997
- Note
- "Darłowo ([darˈwɔvɔ]) (in full The Royal City of Darłowo; Polish: Królewskie Miasto Darłowo, German: Rügenwalde; Kashubian: Dërłowò), is a seaside town in the West Pomeranian Region, at the south coast of the Baltic Sea, north-western Poland, with 14,931 inhabitants (as of 2016[update]). Located in Sławno County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, it was previously in the Koszalin Voivodeship (1950–1998).
The earliest archaeological signs of a settlement in the area occurred when Roman merchants travelled along the Amber Road in the hope of trading precious metals like bronze and silver for amber. By the 11th century the location of the later town was already becoming a significant trading point. The settlement received its city rights under Lübeck law from the wealthy Pomeranian nobles in 1312, which additionally contributed to the development of the town. Over the years Dukes of Pomerania constructed a Ducal Castle called Dirlow on a nearby island and chose it as their seat. In 1412 Rügenwalde (Darłowo) became part of the Hanseatic League and had its own trade fleet, larger than in other surrounding towns; it actively traded with Lübeck, while boats and ships owned by local merchants travelled as far as Normandy and Spain." - (en.wikipedia.org 08.08.2020) - Latitude
- 54.416667938232
- Longitude
- 16.416666030884
- Inhabitants
- 14,398
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