Kamieà  Pomorski (; ; or Kammin) is a spa town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship of north-western Poland, on the Baltic coast. It is the seat of an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Kamieà  County which lies approximately to the north of the regional capital Szczecin. It is the second seat of the Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamieà  and the deanery of Kamieà Â.
In 2015 the town had a population of 8,921 inhabitants.
The name of the town in English translates as "Pomeranian Stone". It has its origins in the Slavic Lechitic language. The first mentions of the town appeared in the Life of Otto of Bamberg,Civitas ducis Camina by Herbord, Castrum magnum Gamin by Eb, and In urbe Games. Other names are Chamin and Camyna. A bull of 14 October 1140 has the mention of Chamin cum taberna et foro. In a bull of 25 February 1188 there is apud civitated Camyn. Ultimately the name Camin was settled upon.
The name is associated with a massive glacial boulder (diameter of 20 m) situated in the Dziwna riverbed. This Royal Boulder has been used as a designator in ship transport. Since 1959 the Royal Boulder has been protected as a natural monument.
There are three legends dealing with the Royal Boulder.
The first one says that in 1121 Duke Bolesà Âaw III Wrymouth stood on it and welcomed sailors' parades.
The second one describes the origins of the Royal Boulder. The boulder was in fact a petrified toad that wreaked havoc in the Kamieà Âski Bay. It was cursed by the Slavic god Trzygà Âów into a boulder.
The third one describes the story of a devil, banished from a dwelling nearby, that promised to find a suitable partner for a certain giant if it destroys said dwelling. The mistrustful giant wanted to see his future partner first and saw her he did. From the depth of the waters emerged a perfect match for the giant but in the exact moment a rooster crowed, the illusion of the future spouse was dropped and showed a devil. A furious giant threw into him a massive boulder. Devil wanted to run away and changed into a toad, but it was too late, the boulder crushed him and confines him to this day.
Kamieà  was founded at the turn of the 8th and 9th centuries by the Lechitic Wolinians tribe, and became part of Poland soon after the creation of the state under its first ruler Mieszko I around 967. A defensive stronghold was probably built in the 10th century. The town was first mentioned in documents in 1124. As a result of the 12th-century fragmentation of Poland, it became part of the separate Duchy of Pomerania. The town became the first known capital of the Duchy of Pomerania and, in 1176, the seat of a bishopric. In 1180 a mint was established in Kamieà Â. 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 it received Lübeck city rights.
Sweden acquired control of the town at the Peace of Westphalia ending the Thirty Years' War in 1648, which however stayed part of the Holy Roman Empire. Acquired by Brandenburg-Prussia in 1679, the town was made part of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701. It was administered as part of the Prussian Province of Pomerania. During World War II, the Germans operated a forced labour subcamp of the Stalag II-D prisoner-of-war camp in the town. In 1945, the town became again part of Poland under border changes agreed upon at the Potsdam Conference.
A hoard of early medieval jewellery was discovered during archaeological excavations in Kamieà  Pomorski in 1959âÂÂ1961.
Kamieà  Pomorski is located on in the pool of Dziwna's strait that creates Kamieà Âski Bay. The town lies by the two bays: Karpinka and Promna, approximately to Szczecin. Kamieà  Pomorski lies in the north-west part of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The centre of the city is located about to the Baltic Sea, to which it has direct access.
Moderately warm, oceanic climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification) This climate is dominated all year round by the polar front, leading to changeable, often overcast weather. Summers are cool due to cool ocean currents, but winters are milder than other climates in similar latitudes, but usually very cloudy. Average temperature changes between 7-8,3 ðC. August is the warmest month in the year, and January â the coldest. Max temperature is between 32,1 â 33,1 ðC, and min. temperature is between -18,6- -19,2 ðC. Annual precipitation rate ranges from 550 mm to 650 mm. Length of growing period is 210âÂÂ220 days. Winds blow mostly from the South-West and North-West direction.
The town is close to Zalew Kamieà Âski (Kamieà Âski Bay). The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist () is a local landmark. The cathedral is one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (Pomnik historii), as designated September 1, 2005 and tracked by the National Heritage Board of Poland.
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