Pyrzycka folk culture National Museum in Szczecin

The Pyrzyce region is an area with rich soils, abundant in water resources (Miedwie and Płoń lakes, Płonia and Ina rivers). In the second half of the 18th century, a large group of settlers from the present-day Netherlands and Friesland came to the Pyrzyce region. The elements of culture brought by these settlers by overlapping with local traditions led to the creation of a specific, regional type of culture clearly visible in construction, clothing, furniture and ceramics. The design of the Pyrzyce group is characterized by rich colors and ornaments with a dominant tulip motif. After the heyday (first half of the 19th century), from the 1870s - along with the development of industry - the traditional Pyrzyce folk culture began to slowly disappear. Its final end was the years after World War II, when the inhabitants of this area were displaced to Germany.