Słupsk

Poland

Also known as: Stolp

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Słupsk, city, Pomorskie województwo (province), northern Poland. It lies along the Słupia River, 11 miles (18 km) from the Baltic coast. A manufacturing centre producing mainly furniture for export, it is situated on the Gdynia-Szczecin railway line. The Museum of Middle Pomerania is a notable cultural institution.

A member of the Hanseatic League, the city was a possession of the dukes of Pomerania until the 17th century, when it passed to Brandenburg (Prussia). It became part of Poland in 1945 when Germany was stripped of its easternmost provinces. Pop. (2011) 95,882.

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