Chorzele

Coordinates: 53°15′N 20°54′E / 53.250°N 20.900°E / 53.250; 20.900
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See also: Chorzele, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Chorzele
View towards the town
View towards the town
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Websitehttp://www.chorzele.pl/

Chorzele [xɔˈʐɛlɛ] is a town in Przasnysz County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, on the Orzyc River.

As of December 2021, the town has a population of 3,047.[1]

The town is crossed by the national road No. 57 Bartoszyce - Pułtusk and provincial roads 614 to Myszyniec and 616 to Ciechanów. The international airport in Szymany is located 25 km north of the city.

History

16th-century town seal of Chorzele

The first mention of Chorzele comes from a document of Duke

royal town of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, administratively located in the Masovian Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province. It had trade contacts with Russia. The town was devastated during the Swedish invasion of Poland (Deluge) in the 1655–1656.[2] To help revive the town, in 1690 King John III Sobieski granted new privileges,[2] including annual fairs. The inhabitants fought against the invading Swedes in 1708 during the Great Northern War.[2] Kings Augustus III of Poland and Stanisław August Poniatowski granted new privileges in 1757 and 1776.[2]

In 1795 it became part of the

interbellum, and from November 1914 to 1918 it was under German occupation. In 1916 Chorzele obtained a railway connection. After the war, in 1918, Poland regained independence, and in 1919 the town rights were restored. The Battle of Chorzele was fought during the Polish–Soviet War on August 23, 1920. A Polish Border Guard station was located in the town in the interwar period. In 1930, Chorzele was visited by President of Poland, Ignacy Mościcki.[2]

Following the joint German-Soviet

Holocaust
.

On 20 January 1945, the town was captured by

Polish underground resistance broke the arrest of the Citizen's Militia
and released 14 soldiers of the resistance movement.

In 1975, the Municipality of Chorzele was located within the framework of Ostrołęka Voivodeship, and since 1999 under the Przasnysz County in the Masovian Voivodeship.

Demographics

Detailed data as of 31 December 2021:[1]

Description All Women Men
Unit person percentage person percentage person percentage
Population 3047 100 1551 50.9% 1496 49.1%
Population density 174.0 88.6 85.4

Number of inhabitants by year

Year Population Source
1995 2643 Increase [1]
2000 2780 Increase
2005 2780
2010 2969 Increase
2015 3030 Increase
2020 3100 Increase
2021 3047 Decrease

Monuments

Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument
Holy Trinity church

Monuments include:

  • Holy Trinity Church from 1878 to 1930.
  • A malfunctioning wooden windmill from the 19th century.
  • A statue of Tadeusz Kosciuszko.
  • A 19th-century Jewish cemetery devastated during the German occupation.

Culture

There are festivals in Chorzele, such as the folklore meeting or Sundays in the city. In addition, art and recitation competitions and a song festival are organized. There is a Public Library in the city. There are also firefighting competitions.

Mayors of Chorzele

  • Krzysztof Nieliwodzki (1998-1999)
  • Janusz Nidzgorski (1999-2002)
  • Andrzej Krawczyk (2002-2006)
  • Wojciech Kobyliński (2006-2010)
  • Beata Szczepankowska (since 2010)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-06-15. Data for territorial unit 1422024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Kalendarium". Urząd Miasta i Gminy Chorzele (in Polish). Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. ^ Zieliński, Stanisław (1913). Bitwy i potyczki 1863-1864. Na podstawie materyałów drukowanych i rękopiśmiennych Muzeum Narodowego w Rapperswilu (in Polish). Rapperswil: Fundusz Wydawniczy Muzeum Narodowego w Rapperswilu. p. 225.
  4. ^ Zieliński, p. 229
  5. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 228.

External links

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