Police Enclave was an area centred on the town of

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, in the

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, that was administrared as an exclave of the

Randow District Randow (Lech Leciejewicz: Słowianie zachodni : z dziejów tworzenia się średniowiecznej Europy. Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich, 1989, p. 58. ) is a river in the Uckermark region of Brandenburg and the Vorpommern region of Mecklenb ...

in the

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. It existed from 5 October 1945 to 25 September 1946. It was independent of Polish administration, but remained within its territory.''Encyklopedia Szczecina''. vol. 1, A-O. Szczecin: University of Szczecin, 1999, p. 229, 307. ISBN 83-87341-45-2.

History

The enclave was established on 5 October 1945 by the

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from part of the former Greater Stettin district, located in

as an area independent of Polish administration. It was formed to secure and move to the Soviet Union the machines and resources of the Hydrierwerke Pölitz AG factory that produced liquid hydrocarbons from coal. The area was administrared as part of the

in the

, though legally outside of its borders. The district administor was Eric Spiegel. Their seat was located in Hohenholz, in the Soviet zone.Willi Neuhoff: ''Erich Spiegel – 1945 erster Nachkriegsbürgermeister in Stettin''. In: ''Stettiner Bürgerbrief''. no. 24, 1998, ISSN 1619-6201, pp. 60–63. (in German) Over 20,000 workers and

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from

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had worked in the area.

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were not allowed to settle in the enclave.Jan Matura: ''Historia Polic od czasów najstarszego osadnictwa do II wojny światowej''. vol. 2. Police: Urząd Gminy w Policach, 2002, p. 153–154. ISBN 83-914853-5-8. The Enclave of Police was divided into 2 zones: A and B. Zone A stretched from the south of

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and existed until 19 July 1946. Zone B stretched from the north of Police to

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and existed up to 25 September 1946. It was around 90 km² (35 square miles) at its largest. The enclave was abolished on 25 September 1946, with its territories being returned to Polish administration.

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