Sepólno Krajenskie
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Sępólno Krajeńskie s is a town in Poland
, in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
, about 63 km northwest of Bydgoszcz. It is the capital of Sępólno County
(powiat sępoleński) and has a population of 9,174 (2004).
in 1360. It was located in the valley of the Zempolna River (Sępólna), which flooded the old castle because of its proximity to a nearby lake.
In 1466 the town passed to Poland as part of the province of Royal Prussia
. It was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia
during the First Partition of Poland
in 1772. Zempelburg became part of the Duchy of Warsaw
from 1807-1815 during the Napoleonic Wars
, after which it was restored to Prussia. In 1871 the town became part of the Prussian-led German Empire
. Zempelburg was a center for the textile and shoemaking industries.
Zempelburg belonged to Landkreis Flatow until 1920, when it was transferred to the Second Polish Republic
after the Treaty of Versailles
. The town, known as Sępólno in Polish, became the seat of Sępólno County
. Sępólno was annexed by Nazi Germany
in 1939 and made the seat of Landkreis Zempelburg. The town was liberated in 1945 and restored to Poland.
Landmarks of Sępólno Krajeńskie include a Protestant
church in the market built in 1857.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
-Transportation:Transportation infrastructure is of critical importance to the voivodeship's economy. Kuyavia-Pomerania is a major node point in the Polish transportation system. Railway lines from the South and East pass through Bydgoszcz in order to reach the major ports on the Baltic Sea...
, about 63 km northwest of Bydgoszcz. It is the capital of Sępólno County
Sepólno County
Sępólno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Sępólno...
(powiat sępoleński) and has a population of 9,174 (2004).
History
The town received Magdeburg rightsMagdeburg rights
Magdeburg Rights or Magdeburg Law were a set of German town laws regulating the degree of internal autonomy within cities and villages granted by a local ruler. Modelled and named after the laws of the German city of Magdeburg and developed during many centuries of the Holy Roman Empire, it was...
in 1360. It was located in the valley of the Zempolna River (Sępólna), which flooded the old castle because of its proximity to a nearby lake.
In 1466 the town passed to Poland as part of the province of Royal Prussia
Royal Prussia
Royal Prussia was a Region of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth . Polish Prussia included Pomerelia, Chełmno Land , Malbork Voivodeship , Gdańsk , Toruń , and Elbląg . It is distinguished from Ducal Prussia...
. It was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire...
during the First Partition of Poland
Partitions of Poland
The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland for 123 years...
in 1772. Zempelburg became part of the Duchy of Warsaw
Duchy of Warsaw
The Duchy of Warsaw was a Polish state established by Napoleon I in 1807 from the Polish lands ceded by the Kingdom of Prussia under the terms of the Treaties of Tilsit. The duchy was held in personal union by one of Napoleon's allies, King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony...
from 1807-1815 during the Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...
, after which it was restored to Prussia. In 1871 the town became part of the Prussian-led German Empire
German Empire
The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...
. Zempelburg was a center for the textile and shoemaking industries.
Zempelburg belonged to Landkreis Flatow until 1920, when it was transferred to the Second Polish Republic
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland refers to Poland between the two world wars; a period in Polish history in which Poland was restored as an independent state. Officially known as the Republic of Poland or the Commonwealth of Poland , the Polish state was...
after the Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The other Central Powers on the German side of...
. The town, known as Sępólno in Polish, became the seat of Sępólno County
Sepólno County
Sępólno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Sępólno...
. Sępólno was annexed by Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
in 1939 and made the seat of Landkreis Zempelburg. The town was liberated in 1945 and restored to Poland.
Landmarks of Sępólno Krajeńskie include a Protestant
Protestantism
Protestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...
church in the market built in 1857.
Surrounding villages
- Dziechowo (Sechau)
- Grochowiec (Müllerhof)
- Iłowo (Illowo bzw. Ihlau)
- Jazdrowo (Jasdrowo bzw. Hirschhagen)
- Kawle (Friedrichsborn)
- Komierowo (Wallbusch)
- Lutowo (Großlutau)
- Lutówko (Kleinlutau)
- Niechorz (Nichors bzw. Neuhorst)
- Piaseczna (Petsnick)
- Radońsk (Waldraden)
- Sikorz (Schönhorst)
- Skarpa (Skarpi bzw. Scharfenort)
- Świdwie (Schwiede)
- Teklanowo, Trzciany (Zahn), Wałdowo (Waldau bzw. Dorfwaldau)
- Wałdówko (Waldowke bzw. Hofwaldau)
- Wilkowo (Wulfsiedel)
- Wiśniewa (Groß Wisniewke bzw. Kirschwiesen)
- Wiśniewka (Klein Wisniewke bzw. Kirschhöhe)
- Włościbórz (Großloßburg)
- Wysoka (Hohenfelde)
- Zalesie (Salesch bzw. Hüllerbruch)
- Zboże (Grünlinde)