Mościska (Wysoka)
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| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Greater Poland | ||
| Powiat : | Pilski | ||
| Geographic location : | 53 ° 10 ' N , 17 ° 0' E | ||
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| Postal code : | 89-320 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 67 | ||
| License plate : | PP | ||
Mościska (German 1772-1918, 1939-1945 Moschütz ) is a place in the rural municipality of Wysoka in the Greater Poland Voivodeship in Poland. It is the seat of a Schulzenamt, to which Kostrzynek ( Küstrinchen ) also belongs. In 2011, 291 residents lived here.
Mościska is located seven kilometers west of Wysoka and 88 kilometers north of Poznań ( Posen ).
history
The oldest mentions of the place are from 1427 and 1429. It belonged to Greater Poland and was on the northern border with Pomerania / Pomerania.
Since 1772 the place belonged as Moschütz to the province Posen in the Kingdom of Prussia , since 1816 in the district Wirsitz . In 1903 a railway line to Wirsitz was opened.
Since 1919 the place belonged again to Poland. In 1939 the landowner and philanthropist Wacław Popiel was arrested by the German occupation authorities and taken to the Stutthof concentration camp.
From 1944 Mościska was Polish again. In 1970 the small railway line to Wyrzyca was finally closed.
Attractions
- Former manor park with manor house from 1880 in the style of the French neo-Renaissance, over four hectares in size
Web links
- Manor park in Mościska Parki, with the history of the place (Polish)