Wolbrom
Wolbrom | ||
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Car plates KOL | | |
Website | http://www.wolbrom.pl |
Wolbrom
Wolbrom lies in the
History
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1921 | 7,229 | — |
1931 | 8,930 | +23.5% |
2010 | 8,942 | +0.1% |
Source: [3][1] |
The history of the town dates back to the year 1311, when King
In the
After the Partitions of Poland, Wolbrom belonged to Russian-controlled Congress Poland (since 1815). As a punishment for the January Uprising, the Russians stripped it of the town charter, and Wolbrom remained a village from 1869 to 1930. At the beginning of World War I it was captured by the Austrians, who, together with the Germans, ruled Wolbrom until November 1918. In the Second Polish Republic, Wolbrom belonged to Kielce Voivodeship, and even though it officially remained a village until 1930, it was bigger than Miechów or Olkusz.
During
Like in other medieval towns in Europe, the center of Wolbrom is marked by a market square, with several 19th-century tenement houses, and an early 17th-century parish church.
Sport
- Przebój Wolbrom - football club
References
- ^ a b c Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r. (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2011. p. 69. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011.
- ISBN 978-83-60545-57-7
- ^ Wiadomości Statystyczne Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego (in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1932. p. 194.
- ^ Gembarzewski, Bronisław (1925). Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831 (in Polish). Warszawa: Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej. p. 28.
- ^ "Transporty z obozu Dulag 121". Muzeum Dulag 121 (in Polish). Retrieved 10 December 2023.
External links
- On One Clear Day: The Story of Jewish Wolbrom an online exhibition by Yad Vashem
- Jewish Community in Wolbrom on Virtual Shtetl
- Wolbrom, Poland at JewishGen