X-Nico

unusual facts about Stolp



Eugen Ferdinand von Homeyer

Eugen Ferdinand von Homeyer (11 November 1809 in Nerdin - 31 May 1889 in Stolp) was a German ornithologist.

John William Stokes

His maternal grandparents were from Stolp, Pomerania, now within Poland, and after moving to Australia in the 1870s they became farmers at Burnt Creek, Victoria.

Pomerania-Barth

The Eastern part, between the rivers Swine and Leba, was called Pomerania-Stolp and was initially ruled by Duke Bogislaw V and the Western duchies of Pomerania-Barth, initially ruled by Duke Wartislaw VI and Pomerania-Wolgast, ruled by Duke Bogislaw VI.

Sophie of Pomerania, Duchess of Pomerania

At the death of Eric of Pomerania in 1459, Sophia's husband united Pomerania through the inheritance of Pomerania-Stolp and Pomerania-Rügenwalde by his marriage, while Sophia became the sole possessor of the vast fortune brought by Eric of Pomerania from his former kingdoms's in Scandinavia, as well as the one he had acquired by his piracy activity on Gotland.

Stolp Woolen Mill Store

Stolp had previously worked in wool manufacturing in Marcellus, New York.

Transmitter Stolp

Transmitter Stolp was a broadcasting station close to Rathsdamnitz, Germany ( since 1945: Dębnica Kaszubska, Poland) southeast of Stolp, Germany (since 1945 Słupsk, Poland).


see also