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The name comes from Polish pole, which means "field".
Police is the capital of Police County in West Pomeranian Voivodship (since 1999), previously it was in Szczecin Voivodship ( 1975- 1998).
The settlement was first time mentioned in years 1243- 1259. Soon in 1321 the city became dependency of Szczecin the decision that made Police small city. The development of the city restarted in mid 18th century. In 1937 the decision to build a huge complex of the synthetic petrol plant (Hydrierwerke AG) was made by the main investor, I.G. Farbenindustrie concern. During World War Two the Germans operated a huge synthetic oilA synthetic oil is an oil manufactured for enhanced lubrication performance. The majority of oil lubricants are mineral oils, mixtures of refined fractions of crude oil. Synthetic oils are fabricated by polymerizing short chain hydrocarbon molecules into plant near the town. The workforce for the plant came from the system of camps (Pommernlager, Nordlager, Tobruklager, Wullenwever-Lager, Arbeitserzeihungs Lager Hägerwelle, Dürrfeld Lager). A trade ship moored on the Odrea river also served as a camp (Umschulungslager Bremerhaven). Police in Nazi times was a location for the GermanThe Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland is one of the world's leading industrialized countries, located in the middle of the European Union. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea, to the east concentration camp Pölitz that was a subcamp of the concentration camp StutthofStutthof (Sztutowo was the first concentration camp built by the Nazi regime outside of Germany, on September 2, 1939. It was located in Danziger-Land County of Freistadt Danzig, 34 km from Danzig city ( Gdansk). It was also the last camp liberated by the. The inmates of the camp worked at the synthetic oil plant. Due to its key role in producing fuel for the German armed forces, the plant was bombed numerous times by the Royal Air ForceThe Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF is the air force of the United Kingdom. History Formation and Early History The Royal Flying Corps was formed by Royal Warrant on May 13, 1912 superseding the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers. The Royal Na and the United States Army Air ForceThe United States Army Air Force or USAAF was a part of the U. military during World War II. The direct precursor to the U. Air Force, the USAAF formally existed between 1941 and 1947. History Prior to the start of World War II, the USAAF was known as the.
The city and the plant was captured on April 26, 1945 and soon became Russian adminstred exclave within territory of Poland. German slave workers worked on the disassembling the plant before its expedition to Soviet Union. The city without main plant machines were given back to Poland gradually (on September 7,1946 Msciecino, followed by Police and Jasienica on September 19, on February 25, 1947 the plant also passed into Polish control). Since that moment first settlers arrived in the region, joined by refugees from Greece and Macedonia in 1953.
The ruins of the plant still remain standing, though they are not secured and are dangerous to visit.
A large modern chemical plant was built in the town in 1969For other uses, see Number 1969. For the movie, see 1969 (movie). Events January January 1 Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch purchases the largest selling British Sunday newspaper The News Of The World January 5 The Derry Riots leave over 100 people i and has grown since to become one of the largest in Poland.
1960: 8,900 inhabitants
1970: 12,800 inhabitants
1975: 17,600 inhabitants
1980: 24,800 inhabitants
1990: 34,400 inhabitants
1995: 34,500 inhabitants
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