Sulęcin
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Sulęcin (Polish pronunciation:
Geography
Sulęcin is located in the center of
History
Middle Ages
Excavations have shown that the area around Sulęcin was inhabited already in the 2nd century BC. The area formed part of Poland after the establishment of the state in the 10th century. The town developed from a Slavic settlement. The town was mentioned for the first time in documents in 1241 when bishop Henry granted nobleman Mrotsek the right to build a new settlement for Germans.
Between 1373 and 1415 it was part of the Lands of the Bohemian (Czech) Crown. In 1419 Sulęcin suffered a severe damage, as the Hussite Wars reached the city.
Modern era
In 1574 the
From the 18th century the town was part of the Kingdom of Prussia, under the Germanized name Zielenzig.[6] In 1733 Frederick William I, King of Prussia visited the town. During the Napoleonic Wars, from 1806 to 1812 the town remained under French control.[3]
As a result of the new Prussian district division of 1818 a new district Landkreis Sternberg was established. Zielenzig was its capital of until 1852. In 1873 Sternberg was divided into Oststernberg district with Zielenzig as a capital and Weststernberg district. At that time the city's industry was based on textile production and mills. In the middle of the 19th century the number of inhabitants reached 4500. After the discovery of lignite in the vicinity of the city a briquette factory was set up in Zielenzig. This led to the development of infrastructure and resulted in an increase of the population to 5769 inhabitants in 1885. After World War I a number of companies involved in timber processing set up in the town. The number of residents in 1939 according to the last German census was 5867.
On 2 May 1945 Sulęcin was taken by the Red Army. Although there was no resistance, the houses in the city center were plundered by the soldiers and set on fire. As a result, around 50% of Sulęcin was completely destroyed.
After
Education
- Szkoła Podstawowa im. Polskich Olimpijczyków – Primary School Homepage
- Gimnazjum im. Jana Pawła II – Secondary School Homepage
- I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Adama Mickiewicza – High School Homepage
- Zespół szkół licealnych i zawodowych – High School Homepage
Monuments
- St. Nicholas church, Gothicchurch built by the Knights Templar, rebuilt after war damage of 1945
- Defensive walls with remains of gates and a tower
- Old town houses from 18th and 19th century
Notable people
- Ernst Krause (1839–1903) German biologist
- Siegfried Schnell (1916–1944), Luftwaffe officer
- Ulli Lommel (1944–2017), German actor
Twin towns – sister cities
See twin towns of Gmina Sulęcin.
References
- ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ^ A. Lax (1961). Archiv für schlesische Kirchengeschichte (in German). Vol. 19–21. p. 260.
- ^ a b c d e f "Historia miasta – Gmina Sulęcin" (in Polish). Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ Edward Rymar, Rywalizacja o ziemię lubuską i kasztelanię międzyrzecką, "Śląski Kwartalnik Historyczny Sobótka", No. 4/1979, p. 489 (in Polish)
- ^ Rymar, Op. cit., p. 494
- ^ a b "Sulęcin". Encyklopedia PWN (in Polish). Retrieved 6 February 2020.
External links
- Official town website
- Jewish Community in Sulęcin on Virtual Shtetl