Wyszogród

Coordinates: 52°23′N 20°12′E / 52.383°N 20.200°E / 52.383; 20.200
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Wyszogród
Castle hill
Castle hill
Car plates
WPL
National roads
Websitehttp://www.wyszogrod.pl

Wyszogród

Vistula River
. The population of Wyszogród was 2,793 in 2004.

History

Baroque Holy Trinity church

The settlement dates back to the 7th century, when there was a

Magdeburg Law in 1398, Wyszogród became one of the most important inland ports and centres of textile production in the area. Brewing and crafts also developed.[2] In the 16th century, King Sigismund II Augustus approved the statutes of the guilds of tailors and furriers, and Sigismund III Vasa issued new privileges for several guilds.[2]

During

Napoleon Bonaparte in 1815 it was transferred to so-called Congress Poland within the Russian Partition of Poland. During the January Uprising, on June 2, 1863, it was the site of a clash between Polish insurgents and Russian troops, won by the Poles.[4] After World War I
, Poland regained independence and control of the town.

During the Polish–Soviet War, in August 1920, Polish troops were stationed nearby to defend the crossing over the Vistula River against a possible Soviet attack.[5]

During

Holocaust resulted in the deaths of all but 250 of Wyszogrod's 2,700 Jews.[7]

There were several Polish underground resistance groups operating both within the city and in the forests nearby. The town was rebuilt after the war, though its population did not recover to pre-war levels.

In 1997–1999 a bridge was built over the Vistula River, which was the longest bridge in Poland until the opening of the Solidarity Bridge in Płock in 2007.

Sights

  • Baroque Holy Trinity Church (1773–1786)
  • Gothic-Baroque St. Mary of Angels Church (1408)
  • Franciscan
    abbey (1684)
  • Old Town market (18th and 19th centuries)
  • Museum

Transport

Polish National roads 50 and 62 run through the town.

Sports

The local football club is Stegny Wyszogród.[8] It competes in the lower leagues.

References

  1. ^ Polska w liczbach - Wyszogród
  2. ^ a b c Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XIV (in Polish). Warszawa. 1895. p. 150.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ a b c Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XIV, p. 151
  4. ^ Zieliński, Stanisław (1913). Bitwy i potyczki 1863-1864. Na podstawie materyałów drukowanych i rękopiśmiennych Muzeum Narodowego w Rapperswilu (in Polish). Rapperswil: Fundusz Wydawniczy Muzeum Narodowego w Rapperswilu. p. 236.
  5. ISSN 1427-1443
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  6. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4
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  7. ISBN 978-0-253-35599-7
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  8. ^ "Strona internetowa klubu Stegny Wyszogród" (in Polish). Retrieved 22 May 2021.

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