Kiełpino, Gryfice County

KIEŁPINO ( German Kölpin, formerly Kolpin, Cölpin ) is a village in Brojce ( Broitz ) in the powiat Gryficki the Polish West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The village, together with the neighboring villages Smokęcino and Raciborów a mayor's office.

Geographical location

The village is located in Eastern Pomerania, about four kilometers southeast of Brojce, 14 kilometers east of Gryfice ( Pommern ) and 81 kilometers north-east of the regional capital Szczecin ( Szczecin).

History

The so-called Kolpiner country in which today's KIEŁPINO is, had formerly belonged to a feudal manor of Manteuffel family, here since 1315 as a parent company in Pomerania a castle owned ( Castrum Olden ), surrounded by the now only remains of the castle hill, are recognizable by a moat. The castle was destroyed in 1432 by monks of the monastery Belbuck under the leadership of lay brother Johann Svaldecke and the help of citizens of the cities Kolberg and Treptow ( Trzebiatów ), where Heinrich and Johann Madtuvel Svaldecke died. However, the monastery Belbuck subsequently condemned by the universal plunder Treptower citizens who transported away even the field stones from the walls of the castle to it to build the Kolberger gate in Treptow. In the 18th century Kölpin was divided into four parts. The ownership of the estate changed later several times. Around 1925 Kölpin had about 700 inhabitants.

Before the end of World War II Kölpin belonged to the district of Kolberg- Körlin in the administrative region of Pomerania Pomerania. The region was found after the war, together with all Pomerania under Polish administration. Under his Polish name KIEŁPINO the village is now a part of the administrative Gmina Brojce; it had about 260 inhabitants in 2008.