Odolany, Szczecin

Name

The current name of the neighbourhood, Odolany, was given to it after 1946, when, in the aftermath of World War II, it was incorporated from Germany into Poland. Prior to that, it was briefly known as Mściwoje (). Originally, while under German administration, its name was Wedelshöhe, which in German means Wedel's Hill.

History

The suburban settlement of Wedelshöhe was built between the late 1920s, and early 1930s, to the south of the town of Warsow (now known as Warszewo). It was a small settlement of single-family detached homes and villas with gardens, inhabited by 180 people.

During the Second World War there was located the Polenlager forced labour camp for Polish prisoners captured and deported from the General Government (occupied Poland) to Germany. The settlement was destroyed during the war.

In 1946, in the aftermath of World War II, it, as part of the area known as the Recovered Territories, was incorporated from Germany into Poland. It was then renamed from Wedelshöhe to Mściwoje. Later it was renamed again, to Odolany, after the neighbourhood of Odolany in the city of Warsaw.

In the 1960s, in Odolany begun being built new houses. In the 2000s, in the southern portion of the neighbourhood were built multifamily residential buildings.

In 1990, the city of Szczecin had been divided into districts and municipal neighborhoods. As such, Odolany was incorporated into the municipal neighborhood of Warszewo, in the city district of Północ.

Location

Odolany is located within the southern portion of the municipal neighbourhood of Warszewo, which lies within the city district of Północ, in the city of Szczecin.

References

References

1. Slavic]] male first name, ''[[Odolan (given name). Odolan]]''.Kwiryna Handke: ''Dzieje Warszawy nazwami pisane''. Warsaw: Museum of Warsaw, 2011, p. 299. ISBN 978-83-62189-08-3. (in Polish).
2. "Odolany".
3. The settlement was incorporated into the nearby city of [[Szczecin. Stettin]] (now known as [[Szczecin]]) on 15 October 1939.Bogdan Wachowiak (editor): ''Dzieje Szczecina 1806-1945''. Szczecin: 13 Muz, 1994, p. 548. ISBN 83-901159-1-3. (in Polish)
4. Hieronim Rybicki: ''Powstanie i działalność władzy ludowej na zachodnich i północnych obszarach Polski: 1945–1949'', Poznań, 1976. (in Polish)
5. "Uchwała Nr VIII/53/90 Rady Miejskiej w Szczecinie z dnia 28 listopada 1990 r. w sprawie utworzenia w mieście Szczecinie dzielnic i osiedli".
6. Tadeusz Białecki (editor): ''Encyklopedia Szczecina''. Szczecin: Szczecińskie Towarzystwo Kultury. p. 644. ISBN 978-83-94275-0-0. (in Polish)