Klęskowo (formerly German: Hökendorf) is a part of the city of Szczecin, Poland situated on the right bank of Oder river, east of the Szczecin Old Town, and south of Szczecin-Dąbie. The village was founded by Germans. In 1274, knight Jacob von Staffelde sold the place to the Abbey Kolbatz], which settled German peasants.
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Bukowe-Klęskowo is a municipal neighbourhood of the city of Szczecin, Poland situated on the right bank of Oder river, south-east of the Szczecin Old Town, and Middle Town. As of April 2011 it had a population of 14,441.
Bukowe-Klęskowo comprises Bukowe and Klęskowo.
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Osiedle Majowe is a municipal neighbourhood of the city of Szczecin, Poland. The neighbourhood is situated in Prawobrzeże, on the right bank of Oder river, in the south-eastern part of the city. As of December 2019, it had a population of 7,121.
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Dąbie is a former town and current municipal neighbourhood of the city of Szczecin in Poland, situated on the Płonia river, on the south coast of Dąbie Lake, on the right bank of Oder river, east of the Szczecin Old Town and Middle Town. As of January 2011 it had a population of 13,275.
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Osiedle Słoneczne is a municipal neighborhood of the city of Szczecin, Poland, within the district of Right Bank. It is a housing estate consisting of apartment buildings. It has an area of 1.4 km2, and in 2022, it had a population of 13,139 people. The neighbourhood was founded in 1974.
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Kijewo is a municipal neighbourhood of the city of Szczecin, Poland, situated on the right bank of the Oder River, east of the Szczecin Old Town and south-east of Szczecin-Dąbie. As of December 2019, it had a population of 3,515.
The area became part of the emerging Duchy of Poland under its first ruler Mieszko I around 967, and following Poland's fragmentation in 1138, it formed part of the Duchy of Pomerania. During the Thirty Years' War, the settlement fell to the Swedish Empire. From 1871, it was part of Germany until the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II in 1945 when the area was reintegrated back into Poland.
Having been part of German states since the Middle Ages, it fell to Poland in 1945. The Communist rulers expelled all German inhabitants.