Konwent cysterek w Koszalinie. Część 1. Zarys dziejów

Abstract: Cistercian nuns were brought to Koszalin in the years 1277-1278. Their abbey was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The source material for the history of Koszalin convent reflects its complex structure. It enables us to list the heading provisors, abbesses and convent elders, common nuns as well as knights subordinate to the abbey and townspeople renting land. The basis of the Koszalin convent’s economy was real estate, land scattered in many places mainly in the Koszalin and Kołobrzeg areas. The convent’s estate became the property of the dukes of Pomerania in the 16th century, while the convent building served as the residence of the dukes of Pomerania and the bishops of Kamień Pomorski.