Kolsko
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Lebus | ||
| Powiat : | Novosolski | ||
| Gmina : | Kolsko | ||
| Geographic location : | 51 ° 57 ′ N , 15 ° 57 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 850 (2004) | ||
| Postal code : | 67,415 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 68 | ||
| License plate : | FNW | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Street : | Nowa Sól - Wolsztyn | ||
| Rail route : | Nowa Sól – Wolsztyn (closed) |
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| Next international airport : | Poznań-Ławica | ||
Kolsko ( German Kolzig ) is a village in the powiat Nowosolski of the Lubusz Voivodeship in Poland . It is the seat of the rural community of the same name with a little over 3,300 inhabitants.
history
The first mention of the place comes from the year 1376 as property of the Wartenberg noble family von Zabeltitz. After 1499 a Hans von Kottwitz from the neighboring Kontopp is mentioned as the owner . After further owners, the village passed into the hands of Balthasar von Kittlitz in 1583 . In 1766 the Prussian minister Ernst Wilhelm von Schlabrendorf bought the place. He built a new church and an evangelical school. In 1824 Ludwig Caspar von Klitzing became the new owner, the family remained in the village until 1945. They built a new castle and a large landscaped park. The Vorwerk concentrated on sheep and cattle breeding. In the middle of the 18th century a large, nationally known glassworks was built . In 1845, 899 people lived in Kolzig. After the Second World War and the displacement of the inhabitants, a production cooperative was established in the agricultural facilities.
Attractions
- Former castle of the von Klitzing family , now a school
- St. John the Baptist parish church from 1767 with baroque furnishings.
local community
The rural community (gmina wiejska) Kolsko includes a number of villages with school offices (sołectwa).