Płońsk

Coordinates: 52°38′N 20°23′E / 52.633°N 20.383°E / 52.633; 20.383
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Płońsk
Main square (15 Sierpnia Square)
Main square (15 Sierpnia Square)
romanized: Plonsk) is a town in central Poland with 21,591 inhabitants (2022).[1] Situated at the Płonka river in the historic region of Mazovia, it is the seat of Płońsk County in the Masovian Voivodeship
.

History

According to archaeological research, the Płońsk

Brześć.[2]

In the early twentieth century, the population of 10,000 was equally divided between

Zionist reasons, spurred on by the idea of building a Jewish homeland.[4]

On August 14–17, 1920, the Poles successfully defended the town during a Soviet invasion.[5]

During the joint German-Soviet

Auschwitz extermination camp. In 1943 in Berlin, the Germans sentenced six members of the local Polish resistance movement, some to death.[10] On January 16–18, 1945, shortly before retreating, the German police carried out a massacre of 78 Poles in the town.[11]

The town was administratively part of the Ciechanów Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998.

Landmarks

  • Saint Michael Archangel Church
    Saint Michael Archangel Church
  • David Ben Gurion’s family home
    David Ben Gurion’s family home
  • David Ben Gurion Square
    David Ben Gurion Square
  • Manor in the Poświętne district, home of Polish novelist and Nobel Prize laureate Henryk Sienkiewicz in the 1860s
    Manor in the Poświętne district, home of Polish novelist and Nobel Prize laureate Henryk Sienkiewicz in the 1860s

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
191012,302—    
19219,220−25.1%
193110,393+12.7%
193912,000+15.5%
YearPop.±%
19508,223−31.5%
196010,086+22.7%
201022,486+122.9%
Source: [12][13]

Museums

  • Płońsk Memorial House - museum with permanent exhibition “Glance and recall” showing the history of the Jewish community of Płońsk, of the Holocaust and of David Ben-Gurion
  • Muzeum Ziemi Płońskiej - local history museum being created at the railway station, to be opened in spring 2024[14]

Transport

Płońsk is located at the intersection of the Polish S7 highway (partly under construction as of February 2022) and National roads No. 10 and 50. There is also a railway station in the town.

Events

David Ben-Gurion
  • cycling race
    based in Płońsk, which takes place annually on May 1
  • Jewish Culture Festival - held annually in October or November

In 2018, local Poles held a celebration in honor of David Ben-Gurion, who was born in the town, for the 70th anniversary of the re-establishment of the State of Israel.[15]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b Płońsk w liczbach - 31.12.2022 | www.polskawliczbach.pl
  2. ISSN 0860-1054
    .
  3. ISBN 9-781789-544633
    p.48
  4. ^ Memoirs: David Ben-Gurion (1970), p. 36
  5. ^ Tomasz Gąsowski. "Obrona Płońska (14–17 sierpnia 1920)". TwojaHistoria.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  6. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 54.
  7. ^ Wardzyńska (2009), p. 224
  8. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4
    .
  9. ^ "Historia społeczności | Wirtualny Sztetl" (in Polish). Sztetl.org.pl. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  10. ^ Katarzyna Olszewska (13 July 2010). "Z historii płońskiej konspiracji". plonszczak.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Uczczono pamięć ofiar zbrodni na Piaskach". Plonsk.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  12. ^ Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 38.
  13. ^ Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r. (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2011. p. 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011.
  14. ^ "Mirosława Krysiak patronem Muzeum Ziemi Płońskiej? Obiekt powstanie na wiosnę". Radio Płońsk (in Polish). 2023-10-12. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  15. ^ "Hundreds of locals march through the Polish birthplace of Ben Gurion - Diaspora - Jerusalem Post". Archived from the original on 2018-04-16.

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