Zdroje, Szczecin

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Zdroje (German: Finkenwalde) is a municipal neighborhood of the city of Szczecin, Poland situated on the right bank of the river East Oder, south-east of the Szczecin Old Town, and south-west of Dąbie, Szczecin.

Zdroje
Municipal neighbourhood of Szczecin
Szmaragdowe Lake in Zdroje, Szczecin
Szmaragdowe Lake in Zdroje, Szczecin
Location of Zdroje within Szczecin
Location of Zdroje within Szczecin
Coordinates: 53°23′N 14°38′E / 53.383°N 14.633°E / 53.383; 14.633
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
County/CitySzczecin
Within city limits1939-1945, again since 1948
Area
 • Total6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2016[1])
 • Total8,600
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationZS
ClimateCfb
Primary airportSolidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport

Within Nazi Germany, the suburb was the site of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's illegal (after 1937) Theological Seminary of the Confessing Church between 1935 and 1937, and during World War II, the Germans operated a forced labour subcamp of the prison in Goleniów in the district.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Statystyki demograficzne Bazy Ewidencji Ludności". Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej Urzędu Miasta Szczecin (in Polish). Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Außenkommando des Zuchthauses Gollnow in Finkenwalde". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2021.