1. Die Steinmühle
Die Steinmühle wurde 1303 als Getreidemühle von den Zisterziensermönchen aus dem Kloster Zinn erbaut und von diesen betrieben. Bis 1766 wurde die Mühle als Getreidemühle genutzt, bis der damalige Mühlenmeister eine Genehmigung zur Anlegung einer Schneidemühle (Sägewerk) erhielt.
1845 wurde sie wieder abgerissen und danach als Ölmühle wiederaufgebaut. Ende 19. Jahrhunderts wurde auf Dampfkraft erweitert und die Mühle zur Strohpapierstoff-Fabrik umgebaut. Sie wurde auch weiter als Dampfmühle genutzt. 1918 firmiert die Mühle als „G. Thiele Steinmühle“. Inhaber war Emil Gericke, der Schwiegersohn von G.Thiele. 1934 wurde die Dampfmaschine durch einen Motor ersetzt und die Mühle vergrößert.
Hydrogenation plant Pölitz (Police)
In the vicinity of Stettin there is a still little-known Lost Place: the remains of the Hydrierwerke Pölitz AG. In the hydrogenation plant built by IG Farben in Pölitz on an area of 200 hectares from 1937, coal (which was mostly delivered via the Oder from Upper Silesia) was synthetically converted into petrol in a complex process hydrogenated for the air force.
Pölitz was incorporated into Stettin in 1939, and several settlements were built in the village for the German workers. Many forced laborers and concentration camp prisoners were also employed in the plant, who were housed in the several camps around the hydrogenation plant. Due to the existence of the factory, Pölitz was the target of several heavy air raids by the Allies. The plant itself was dismantled by German prisoners of war after the end of the war in 1946 and rebuilt in the Soviet Union. What the Soviets could not use, they left behind: what remained were a few bunkers and concrete skeletons of former factory buildings, a freight station and an electricity station. Polish pioneers blew up the remains, after which the Polish army trained for years on the site for emergencies.
Various buildings in the most varied of conditions have been preserved from this development to this day. The former coal lift, which was reserved for semi-finished products, is dominant. The steel frame of the fuel burner is visible. Air raid shelters and splinter protection cells, with their egg-shaped shape, protected a person, as well as Westerners with typical concrete tips were preserved. Like everything else, there are also silos, i.e. petrol tanks, in the area that is densely overgrown with bushes and bushes. Access is difficult and dangerous, there is uncleared debris everywhere and metal parts sticking out of the ground, which is why an unguided tour of the site is not recommended. Guided tours are only available in Polish, which an association offers every Saturday at 1 p.m.
So the ruins are more than just "dilapidated" today. However, you can explore some underground connecting passages, bunkers and buildings. However, caution is advised, only the paths or trails should be used.
