Wysoka
Wysoka | |
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.JPG) Town centre | |
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UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code | 89-320 |
| Area code | +48 67 |
| Vehicle registration | PP |
| Website | http://gminawysoka.pl |
Wysoka [vɨˈsɔka] is a town in Piła County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,736 inhabitants (2010).[1]
History
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1,055 | — |
| 1921 | 1,328 | +25.9% |
| 1931 | 1,463 | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 2,736 | +87.0% |
| Source: [2][3][1] | ||
The oldest known mention Wysoka comes from 1260, when it was granted by Duke
Greater Poland Province of the Polish Crown
.
In the late 17th century local noblewoman Apolonia Tuczyńska brought Augustinians to Wysoka.[4] She later renewed Wysoka's town rights after a big fire in 1722, while in 1727-29 the Augustinians built a Baroque Church of Our Lady of the Rosary.[2]
During the
Wirsitz county of the province of Posen. In 1846 the town suffered a fire.[4]
In January 1919 Wysoka was captured by Poles during
Weimar Germany to Poland following the Treaty of Versailles
, and it was attached to the Wyrzysk Powiat (county).
After the German
Nazi Gauleiter Albert Forster. During the occupation of Poland the administration changed the name of the town to "Weißeck" (1942–1945).[7]
The German occupation ended in January 1945 and the town was restored to Poland.
Between 1975 and 1998 the city administratively belonged to the Piła Voivodeship. Since 1999 the town has been part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship.
Economy
Wysoka is a small business centre, which serves the needs of the surrounding agricultural area. There is a small wood and brick factory. There was much economic development during the 19th century when the Prussian
Imperial German economy.[citation needed] Many Germans left after World War I and those who remained were expelled after World War II.[citation needed
] A small gauge rail still serves the area.
Sports
Wysoka's football team is GLKS Wysoka, founded in 1949, and it competes in the regional lower leagues.
Sights
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Góry Wysockie (Wysockie Hills) -
Greater Poland uprising (1918–1919) Monument -
A monument commemorating the fallen and murdered Poles of the town and gmina Wysoka -
Old school building -
Memorial plaque to the interwar Polish school principal Franciszek Karowski, murdered by the Germans in 1939, at the old school building
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Notable residents
- Antoni Bederski (1848–1930), Polish philologist, librarian, editor, director of the Raczyński Library in Poznań
- Lewin Louis Aronsohn (1850–1928), German banker and liberal politician
- Karl-Gustav Sauberzweig (1899–1946), German army officer
- Marek Ziarnik (1955–1997), Polish speedway rider
- Krzysztof Ziarnik (born 1965), Polish former speedway rider
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. 105. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011.
- ^ a b c d Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XIV, Warszawa, 1895, p. 125 (in Polish)
- ^ Wiadomości Statystyczne Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego (in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1932. p. 202.
- ^ a b c d e "Powiat pilski: Gmina Wysoka - historia pisana ziemią". Głos Wielkopolski + (in Polish). Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ a b Czerwone szkoły. Przywracamy pamięć, Fundacja Nasze Podwórko, Gościejewo, 2018, p. 47 (in Polish)
- ^ Maria Wardzyńska, Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion, IPN, Warszawa, 2009, p. 164 (in Polish)
- ^ "Former Territory of Germany" (in German). 2017-11-07.
