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.
An unusual object was given to the Archaeology Department of the Museum in Koszalin in 2007. It was a circular metal seal with a heraldic depiction. This latter is a head of a ram on an escutcheon. Further to an in-depth analysis of the heraldic depiction, it was possible to establish that there is a high probability that the seal dates from the first half of the 14th century, and that it was used by representatives of the knight village leaders from Strzelce.
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