SLUPSK

German Stolp, city, capital of Slupsk wojewdztwo (province), northern Poland. It lies along the Slupia River, 11 miles (18 km) from the Baltic coast. A manufacturing centre producing mainly furniture for export, it is situated on the Gdynia-Szczecin railway line. A member of the Hanseatic League, the city was a possession of the dukes of Pomerania until the 17th century, when it passed to Brandenburg (Prussia). It became part of Poland in 1945 when Germany was stripped of its easternmost provinces. Pop. (1993 est.) 102,000.