
Kamień Pomorski is a town in the far northwest of Poland in the West-Pomeranian Voivodship. It has about 10,000 inhabitants. The town is close to Zalew Kamieński (Kamień Bay). There are some old buildings, the most famous being the Cathedral, ''katedra św. Jana Chrzciciela''. It became the seat of a bishopric in 1176 and a Pomeranian diocese. From time to time the dukes of Pomerania would also reside in the town. By 1228 the Dominicans were involved in the town's religious affairs, and in 1274 Kamień Pomorski received Lübeck City Rights. Sweden acquired control of the town at the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, but the town reverted to Brandenburg in 1679. From then until 1945 it remained under Kingdom of Prussia and later Germany control. In 1945 the town was granted to Poland by the Soviet Union. Kamień Pomorski was also known by the German_language names ''Cammin'' and ''Kammin''.
==Alternate Names== Why remove the German names Kammin & Cammin? Kamień Pomorski was an influential Pomeranian diocese in the northeastern Holy Roman Empire and was frequently known by the German names at the time. User:Olessi
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Kamień Pomorski is a town in the far northwest of Poland in the West-Pomeranian Voivodship. It has about 10,000 inhabitants. The town is close to Zalew Kamieński (Kamień Bay). There are some old buildings, the most famous being the Cathedral, ''katedra św. Jana Chrzciciela''. It became the seat of a bishopric in 1176 and a Pomeranian diocese. From time to time the dukes of Pomerania would also reside in the town. By 1228 the Dominicans were involved in the town's religious affairs, and in 1274 Kamień Pomorski received Lübeck City Rights. Sweden acquired control of the town at the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, but the town reverted to Brandenburg in 1679. From then until 1945 it remained under Kingdom of Prussia and later Germany control. In 1945 the town was granted to Poland by the Soviet Union. Kamień Pomorski was also known by the German_language names ''Cammin'' and ''Kammin''.
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==Alternate Names== Why remove the German names Kammin & Cammin? Kamień Pomorski was an influential Pomeranian diocese in the northeastern Holy Roman Empire and was frequently known by the German names at the time. User:Olessi
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