Kępno

Coordinates: 51°17′N 17°59′E / 51.283°N 17.983°E / 51.283; 17.983
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Kępno
Town hall
Town hall
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
63-600
Vehicle registrationPKE
ClimateCfb
Highways
Voivodeship roads
Websitehttp://www.um.kepno.pl

Kępno [ˈkɛmpnɔ] is a town in south-central Poland. Kępno is located in the historical Wieluń Land. It lies on the outskirts of the Greater Poland Voivodeship, bordering the historical region of Silesia and the Łódź Voivodeship. As of December 31, 2009 Kępno had a population of 14,760. One popular attraction in Kępno is the Rynek (market square).

History

Memorial stone commemorating the Treaty of Kępno from 1282

The history of Kępno dates back to a medieval Polish stronghold. The oldest known mention of Kępno comes from 1282, when it was the place of signing of the

John II Casimir of Poland.[2] Protestants from nearby Silesia as well as Jews settled in Kępno in the 17th century. One of two main routes connecting Warsaw and Dresden ran through the town in the 18th century and Kings Augustus II the Strong and Augustus III of Poland often traveled that route.[3]

Kępno was annexed by the

"Sokół" Polish Gymnastic Society.[4] In the early 20th century local Poles protested against Germanisation policies.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18436,413—    
18716,030−6.0%
18806,168+2.3%
18905,465−11.4%
19005,718+4.6%
19106,400+11.9%
19216,210−3.0%
19317,182+15.7%
19397,778+8.3%
19507,733−0.6%
19609,177+18.7%
201014,682+60.0%
Source: [6][7][8]

In 1918 Poland regained independence after

Greater Poland Uprising broke out, the aim of which was to reunite the region with Poland. In response the Germans placed over 1,000 Grenzschutz troops in the town and persecuted the local Polish population.[9] In January 1919, the Germans interned six leading local Polish activists in Świętoszów.[9] Despite their plans, the Polish insurgents did not try to recapture the town, however, it was still restored to Poland on 17 January 1920.[9]

Following the

Fall of Communism in the 1980s. The Polish resistance movement remained active in the town, and in September 1945 it captured the local communist police station and liberated the prisoners.[16]

Cuisine

Kępno is one of the production sites of the Greater Poland liliput cheese (ser liliput wielkopolski), a traditional regional Polish cheese, protected as a traditional food by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland.[17]

Notable residents

Memorial plaque dedicated to the Kępno-born Polish writer Władysław Rabski

Education

Transport

The intersection of the Polish S8 and S11 highways is located just outside of the town limits, north-east of Kępno. There is also a train station.

Sports

The local football club is Polonia Kępno [pl]. It competes in the lower leagues.

Gallery

  • St. Martin's Church
    St. Martin's Church
  • The Post Office in Kępno
    The Post Office in Kępno
  • A historic bank building on Wawrzyniak Street
    A historic bank building on Wawrzyniak Street
  • The train station
    The train station
  • Primary school No. 1
    Primary school No. 1
  • A water tower
    A water tower

References

  • Kowalski, Stanisław (2018). Dzieje Kępna. Od początku istnienia do 2015 r. (in Polish). Kępno.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kępno.

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Kępno Population". www.polskawliczbach.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Historia". kepno.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Informacja historyczna". Dresden-Warszawa (in Polish). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. ^ Kowalski 2018, p. 57-61.
  5. ^ Kowalski 2018, p. 59-60.
  6. ^ Wiadomości Statystyczne Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego (in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1932. p. 195.
  7. ^ Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 20.
  8. ^ Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r. (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2011. p. 103. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011.
  9. ^ a b c "Kępno nie zostało zdobyte". Instytut Pamięci Narodowej (in Polish). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  10. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 56.
  11. ^ Wardzyńska, p. 94
  12. ^ Kowalski 2018, p. 134-135.
  13. ^ "NS-Gefängnis Kempen". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  14. ^ Kowalski 2018, p. 134.
  15. ^ Kowalski 2018, p. 137.
  16. ISSN 1641-9561
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  17. ^ "Ser liliput wielkopolski". Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi - Portal Gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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