Police, Poland
Police (German: Politz), is a town in Pomerania, north-western Poland with 34,500 inhabitants (1995).Police is the capital of the of Police County in West Pomeranian Voivodship (since 1999), previously it was in Szczecin Voivodship (1975-1998).
During World War Two the Germans operated a huge synthetic oil plant near the town. Due to its key role in producing fuel for the German armed forces, the plant was bombed numerous times by the Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Force.
Police in Nazi times was a location for the German concentration camp Politz that was a subcamp of the concentration camp Stutthof. The inmates of the camp worked at the synthetic oil plant.
The ruins of the plant still remain standing, though they are not secured and are dangerous to visit.
A large modern chemical plant was built in the town in 1969 and has grown since to become one of the largest in Poland.