Mosina
Mosina | |
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 Town hall | |
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UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code | 62-050 |
| Vehicle registration | PZ, PO |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Primary airport | Poznań–Ławica Airport |
| Website | http://www.mosina.pl |
Mosina [mɔˈɕina] (German: Moschin) is a town in Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, 21 km south of Poznań, with 12,107 inhabitants (2004). The Mosiński Canal runs east and west through the town, and joins the Warta River just to the east.
History
The oldest known mention of Mosina comes from 1247, while in 1302 it was mentioned as a town. Its name is of Polish origin and comes from the Old Polish word moszyna. For centuries, Mosina was a
Poznań Voivodeship
.
Following the joint German-Soviet
Polish children were kidnapped and imprisoned by the Germans in a camp for Polish children in Łódź, which was nicknamed "little Auschwitz" due to its conditions.[7] Many children died in the camp.[8]
Sports
The local football club is KS 1920 Mosina.[9] It competes in the lower leagues.
Notable residents
- Friedrich Bauer, (1812-1874), German missionary
- Lazarus Immanuel Fuchs(1833–1902), German mathematician
- Herbert Baum (1912–1942), German resistance fighter
- Monika Jagaciak(1994-), Polish model
References
- ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1a.
- ^ a b c Marcin Tomczak. "Rzeczpospolita Mosińska – państwo, które przetrwało 5 dni". Histmag.org (in Polish). Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 193.
- ^ a b Wardzyńska (2009), p. 194
- ISBN 978-83-88693-73-1.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.
- Biblioteka Jagiellońska. pp. 147, 158.
- ^ Ledniowski, Gola, p. 159
- ^ "Klub Sportowy 1920 Mosina - strona klubu" (in Polish). Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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