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![[Stare Pole flag]](../images/p/pl-pm_sp.gif)
image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 19 Dec 2008
Originally, the area was populated by the pagan Prusian tribes with
some Slavic settlements remaining.
The XIII and XIV centuries were the times of arrival of Western settlers
(German and Dutch) who christianized the locals.
The Teutonic Knights took care of prussianising the area and eradication
of native population
In 1330 the village of Aldevelt (Altefelde) was established by Luther
von Braunschweig.
In 1466, after the power of the Teutonic Knights was broken,
the village was included in Royal Prussia.
Second half of XVI Century seen the arrival of more Dutch settlers
(Mennonites) who built dikes and enlarged the area of cultivation, but
despite these efforts the countryside was often wrecked by floods.
In 1945 , Altfelde was taken by the Soviet troops, the Germans expelled,
and the area given to Poland in accordance to Potsdam Agreement. Renamed
Stare Pole.
There is a unique monument of a cow - record holder in milk production - in the center of the village of Stare Pole.
Arms and flag adopted on March 30, 2004 (resolution # XI/85/2004).
"Arms: on the golden field a white building and a green willow tree
over the white and green wavy lines.
Flag: a rectangle composed of two uneven horizontal bands: upper, wide
and green and lower, narrow and yellow.
On the green band the Arms are placed centrally. Ratio of the flag
is 5:8."
Chrystian Kretowicz, 19 Dec 2008
![[Stare Pole coat of arms]](../images/p/pl-pm}sp.gif)
image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 19 Dec 2008
