| dc.description.abstract | The goal of the paper was to present the selected socio-demographic features of Borne
Sulinowo, a unique town in Poland, established within the area of the former secret military
base of the Soviet Army and never used for non-military purposes before 1993. Borne
Sulinowo is located in the north-west, approx. 20 kilometres from Szczecinek town. Before
the World War II it had been a German garrison with the Wehrmacht Artillery School and
after 1945 the area was taken over by the Soviet Army. The troops were present there until
the end of 1992. Once the Soviet soldiers and officers have left the garrison, new Polish inhabitants
started to come to Borne Sulinowo and develop the “new” town. That is why the
socio-demographic structure of the town in its first 20 years (1993–2013) was peculiar, and
so were the factors determining its transformation. The influence of the military past on the
structure of Borne Sulinowo population has been shown in the paper. In 2013 the population
of Borne Sulinowo consisted of approximately 4900 people; 60% of whom were between
18 and 59 years old. People under 18 made up 18% of the total population, whilst inhabitants
over 60–22%. Because of the short Polish history of the town and the lack of traditions,
Borne Sulinowo’s citizens are not fully integrated. Most of them came from different regions
of Poland, thus having various backgrounds and cultures. | en |
