Szamocin
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Szamocin | |
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Postal code | 64-820 |
Area code | +48 67 |
Vehicle registration | PCH |
Website | http://www.szamocin24.pl |
Szamocin [ʂaˈmɔt͡ɕin] (German: Samotschin, 1943-45: Fritzenstadt) is a town in Chodzież County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland.
History
Szamoczino in the
In the
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1871 | 2,122 | — |
1880 | 2,167 | +2.1% |
1890 | 2,029 | −6.4% |
1900 | 1,967 | −3.1% |
1910 | 1,971 | +0.2% |
1921 | 1,548 | −21.5% |
1931 | 1,937 | +25.1% |
1939 | 2,100 | +8.4% |
1950 | 2,325 | +10.7% |
1960 | 2,769 | +19.1% |
2010 | 4,291 | +55.0% |
Source: [4][5][1] |
After the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II, in September 1939, it was captured by Germany, and already on September 17, the Germans murdered two Polish boy scouts in the town.[6] Inhabitants of Szamocin were also among 41 Poles murdered in the nearby village of Morzewo on November 7, 1939.[7] On December 10–12, 1939, the Germans expelled hundreds of Polish and Jewish inhabitants from the town to the General Government.[8] In 1943, the German administration renamed the town Fritzenstadt, to erase traces of Polish origin. After the German occupation ended in 1945, the original Polish name was restored.
Sports
The local football club is Sokół Szamocin.[9] It competes in the lower leagues.
Notable people
- Ernst Toller (1893–1939), playwright
- Heinz Seelig (1909–1992), Israeli architect
- Adam Szejnfeld (born 1958), politician; councillor and Mayor of Szamocin 1990–1998
- Bartosz Ślusarski (born 1981), footballer
- Radosław Cierzniak (born 1983), footballer
Nearby municipalities
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Szamocin is
See also
- Standesamt Samotschin
- Greater Poland Uprising (1918–1919)
References
- ^ a b Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r. (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2011. p. 102. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011.
- ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1b.
- ^ a b "13 stycznia 1919". Instytut Pamięci Narodowej (in Polish). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ Wiadomości Statystyczne Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego (in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1932. p. 201.
- ^ Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 50.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 116.
- ^ Wardzyńska (2009), p. 200
- ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.
- ^ "Klub Sportowy Sokół Szamocin" (in Polish). Retrieved 3 October 2020.