Gniewkowo
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| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Kuyavian Pomeranian | ||
| Powiat : | Inowrocławski | ||
| Gmina : | Gniewkowo | ||
| Area : | 9.13 km² | ||
| Geographic location : | 52 ° 54 ' N , 18 ° 25' E | ||
| Height : | 90 m npm | ||
| Residents : | 7176 (Dec. 31, 2016) | ||
| Postal code : | 88-140 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 52 | ||
| License plate : | CIN | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Street : | Toruń - Poznan | ||
| Bydgoszcz - Konin | |||
| Rail route : | Toruń Poznan | ||
| Next international airport : | Poses | ||
Gniewkowo [ ɡɲefˈkɔvɔ ] ( German 1879-1920 and 1939-1945 Argenau , historically Knipig ) is a town in the powiat Inowrocławski of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland . It is the seat of the town-and-country municipality of the same name with around 14,600 inhabitants.
history
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Historians assume that Gniewkowo received city rights in 1268 . In 1287 the Duchy of Kujawy, with its seat in Inowrazlaw, was divided among the duke's three sons; the youngest Casimir III. of Kujawien became the duke of a duchy Gniewkowo . In 1322 this duchy was occupied by the Crusader Order and returned in 1343.
Several fire disasters occurred in the 16th century, the one in 1582 being particularly devastating.
From 1772 to 1807 and from 1815 Gniewkowo belonged to Prussia , from January 17, 1920 it belonged again to Poland .
Population numbers
- 1783: 377, mostly Poland
- 1816: 592, including 59 Protestants and 45 Jews
- 1837: 952
- 1843: 1,225
- 1861: 1,387
- 1875: 1,847
- 1880: 2.229
- 1890: 2.614
local community
The town-and-country community (gmina miejsko-wiejska) Gniewkowo includes the town and 22 villages with school authorities.
Architectural monuments
- town hall
- Parish church
- synagogue
Economy and Infrastructure
Established businesses
The most important industrial companies in the municipality are:
- Bonduelle ( food industry )
- KCB Interlight (manufacture of candles )
- Bydgoskie Fabryki Mebli SA Zakład w Gniewkowie ( furniture manufacturing )
education
The town has a primary school ( Szkoła Podstawowa ), a vocational school ( Zasadnicza Szkoła Zawodowa ) and a secondary school ( Gimnazjum nr.1 im. Ziemi Kujawskiej ).
Personalities
- Duke Casimir III. von Kujawien was the grandfather of the Polish Queen Hedwig .
- Max Samuel (1883–1942), born and raised locally as the son of a businessman, inventor, self-made man, entrepreneur
literature
- Heinrich Wuttke : City book of the country Posen. Codex diplomaticus: General history of the cities in the region of Poznan. Historical news from 149 individual cities . Leipzig 1864, pp. 316-318.
- Johann Friedrich Goldbeck : Complete topography of the Kingdom of Prussia. Second part, which contains the topography of West Prussia . Kantersche Hofdruckerei, Marienwerder 1789, p. 92, no.3).
Web links
- Website of the city of Gniewkowo (pl.)
- Website of the local high school ( Gimnazjum nr.1 im. Ziemi Kujawskiej ) (pl.)
Footnotes
- ↑ http://biblio.unibe.ch/web-apps/maps/zoomify.php?pic=Ryh_6102_1_A.jpg&col=ryh
- ^ Johann Friedrich Goldbeck : Complete topography of the Kingdom of Prussia. Second part, which contains the topography of West Prussia . Kantersche Hofdruckerei, Marienwerder 1789, p. 92, no.3).
- ^ A b c d Heinrich Wuttke : City book of the country of Posen. Codex diplomaticus: General history of the cities in the region of Poznan. Historical news from 149 individual cities . Leipzig 1864, pp. 316-318.
- ^ A b c Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. pos_hohensalza.html # ortverzeichnis. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
