Krasnosielc

Coordinates: 53°1′N 21°10′E / 53.017°N 21.167°E / 53.017; 21.167
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Krasnosielc
Village
Saint John Cantius Church
Saint John Cantius Church
UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationWMA
Voivodeship roads
Websitewww.gminakrasnosielc.pl

Krasnosielc [krasˈnɔɕɛlt͡s] is a village in Maków County, in the Masovian Voivodeship, on the river Orzyc, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Krasnosielc.[1] It lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Maków Mazowiecki and 90 km (56 mi) north of Warsaw.

History

The village was first mentioned in documents in 1386, although there is evidence that the settlement is much older.

town rights.[4]

Jews, who had begun to settle there in the mid-18th century, made up 60% of its population by 1841. The Jewish district was defined by a legal document according to which Jews were obliged to pay rent to count Józef Krasiński. A Jewish kahal was established in Krasnosielc in 1844 following an official complaint about improprieties of the kahal in Przasnysz. Krasnosielc lost its municipal status in 1869, soon after its last Polish owner Karol Krasiński died childless. In 1883 a synagogue was built. The town changed hands several times before Poland regained its independence in 1918.[5]

The Jewish community of Krasnosielc ceased to exist in early September 1939. Following the German

SS in Żabikowo on January 22, 1945.[10]
German occupation ended in 1945, and the settlement was restored to Poland.

Sports

The local football team is GUKS Krasnosielc.[11] It competes in the lower leagues.

Notable inhabitants

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
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  3. ^ a b Grzybowski, p. 205
  4. ^ a b c d e f Grzybowski, p. 204
  5. ^ a b c d Katarzyna Olzacka, History of Krasnosielc at www.kirkuty.xip.pl
  6. ^ David Shachar, "Research of the Massacre at Krasnosielc and Provision of a Memorial to the Victims" with Notes by the author.
  7. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 112.
  8. ^ Wardzyńska (2009), p. 231
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  10. ^ "75. rocznica likwidacji i ewakuacji więźniów obozu karno-śledczego w Żabikowie". Muzeum Martyrologiczne w Żabikowie (in Polish). 19 January 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Strona internetowa klubu GUKS Krasnosielc" (in Polish). Retrieved 30 May 2021.

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