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Wolin or Wollin (both: vô`lēn), island, 95 sq mi (246 sq km), off the coast of Pomerania, in the Baltic Sea, and belonging to Poland. Wolin is separated from the mainland by the Zalew Szczeciński (Stettiner Haff). It is generally a lowland, with forests and several lakes. Fishing and livestock raising are the chief industries. There are numerous bathing resorts. The principal town, Wolin, is a fishing port. A fortress and Slavic settlement once occupied the site of the town, whose history dates from the 9th cent. The island passed to Sweden in 1648, to Prussia in 1721, and to Poland after World War II. It is administratively part of Szczecin prov. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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``Even if they don't end up becoming police officers, they have an understanding of the Police Department that the average citizen could never experience,'' said LAPD Officer Wendy Wollin of the juvenile division. We were ahead of the curve in rolling that out, but later recognized that the system was becoming outdated and because it was Windows based, it did not afford us the flexibility that Web-based computing brings," Wollin said. Michael Norton, Toby Ozure, Abbe Pearl, Dennis Rano, Beth Roberts, Anthony Sargent, iva Spitzer, and-Marjorie Wollin. |
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