Redzikowo
Encyclopedia
Redzikowo r is a village in northern Poland
, located in Gmina Słupsk, Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship
, 5 km to the east of Słupsk. It has 405 inhabitants (2006). Just to the north of it is an airfield 54.479°N 17.109°E which was to be the site of a US missile defense complex that was planned to be built by 2012. The project was cancelled on September, 2009.
eastward settlement
duke Mestwin II granted the village to a monastery
of Norbertine nun
s. In subsequent centuries Reitz had been a fief owned in succession by various noble families. In 1814 the manor was sold to the family Arnold. In 1938 the owner of the estate had been Friedrich Wilhelm Arnold.
In 1935 the construction of an airfield named Stolp-Reitz started next to the village (earlier airfield named Stolp-West located in the area was built during World War I). Later the airfield became a Fliegerwaffenschule (Air Weapons School) for the Luftwaffe
, and a number of hangars and other buildings were added. On March 8th, 1945, the region was occupied by the Red Army
. From the end of World War II
to 1950 the base was used by the Soviet Air Force
. Although after the end of the war the region became part of Poland
, Redzikowo and its airfield remained under Russian control until 1950. It was handed over to the Polish Air Force
in 1950. The base was subsequently used by the 28 Słupski Pułk Lotnictwa Myśliwskiego (28th Słupsk Fighter Aviation Regiment, disbanded in 1999). It also functioned for a time as a civil airport. At present the airfield is only used by small civil airplanes.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, located in Gmina Słupsk, Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship, or Pomerania Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in north-central Poland. It comprises most of Pomerelia , as well as an area east of the Vistula River...
, 5 km to the east of Słupsk. It has 405 inhabitants (2006). Just to the north of it is an airfield 54.479°N 17.109°E which was to be the site of a US missile defense complex that was planned to be built by 2012. The project was cancelled on September, 2009.
History
The village is first mentioned in historical records from 1288, when during the era of GermanGermans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
eastward settlement
Ostsiedlung
Ostsiedlung , also called German eastward expansion, was the medieval eastward migration and settlement of Germans from modern day western and central Germany into less-populated regions and countries of eastern Central Europe and Eastern Europe. The affected area roughly stretched from Slovenia...
duke Mestwin II granted the village to a monastery
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
of Norbertine nun
Nun
A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
s. In subsequent centuries Reitz had been a fief owned in succession by various noble families. In 1814 the manor was sold to the family Arnold. In 1938 the owner of the estate had been Friedrich Wilhelm Arnold.
In 1935 the construction of an airfield named Stolp-Reitz started next to the village (earlier airfield named Stolp-West located in the area was built during World War I). Later the airfield became a Fliegerwaffenschule (Air Weapons School) for the Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
, and a number of hangars and other buildings were added. On March 8th, 1945, the region was occupied by the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
. From the end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
to 1950 the base was used by the Soviet Air Force
Soviet Air Force
The Soviet Air Force, officially known in Russian as Военно-воздушные силы or Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily and often abbreviated VVS was the official designation of one of the air forces of the Soviet Union. The other was the Soviet Air Defence Forces...
. Although after the end of the war the region became part of Poland
People's Republic of Poland
The People's Republic of Poland was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1990. Although the Soviet Union took control of the country immediately after the liberation from Nazi Germany in 1944, the name of the state was not changed until eight years later...
, Redzikowo and its airfield remained under Russian control until 1950. It was handed over to the Polish Air Force
Polish Air Force
The Polish Air Force is the military Air Force wing of the Polish Armed Forces. Until July 2004 it was officially known as Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony Powietrznej...
in 1950. The base was subsequently used by the 28 Słupski Pułk Lotnictwa Myśliwskiego (28th Słupsk Fighter Aviation Regiment, disbanded in 1999). It also functioned for a time as a civil airport. At present the airfield is only used by small civil airplanes.