Halbstadt (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland) Halbstadt (also known
as Albsztat and Pulmiasta; now known as Półmieście; coordinates:
54.098563, 19.152774 [54° 5′ 54″ N, 19° 9′ 9″ E]; population in
1905, 277; in 2006, 50), is located approximately 10 kilometers
(6 miles) south-east of Nowy Staw (Neuteich), 11 km. (7 mi.)
north-east of Malbork (Marienburg), and 45 km. (28 mi.) south-
east of Gdansk (Danzig). Until 1772 Halbstadt was part of the
Kingdom of Poland. The First Partition of Poland in 1772
resulted in the creation of a new province in 1773, called West
Prussia, in which Halbstadt was located. Halbstadt was situated
in the district (Kreis) of Marienburg until the establishment of
the Free City of Danzig in 1920. The village came under the
control of Nazi Germany during World War II until February 1945,
when it was occupied by Soviet forces and returned to Poland. In
2012 Halbstadt (now Półmieście) was a village in the
administrative district of Gmina Nowy Staw, within Malbork
County, Pomeranian Voivodeshi