Połaniec
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| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Holy Cross | ||
| Powiat : | Staszów | ||
| Gmina : | Połaniec | ||
| Area : | 17.19 km² | ||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 26 ' N , 21 ° 17' E | ||
| Height : | 160 m npm | ||
| Residents : | 8204 (December 31, 2016) | ||
| Postal code : | 28-230 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 15 | ||
| License plate : | TSZ | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Street : | Krakow - Sandomierz | ||
| Next international airport : | Krakow-Balice | ||
Połaniec is a Polish city in the Powiat Staszowski of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship and at the same time the seat of the city-and-rural municipality Połaniec . It is located at the confluence of the Wschodnia and Czarna Staszowska , near their confluence with the Vistula .
history
Archaeological excavations indicate a fairly early settlement of the region. There is evidence of a castellan's castle on the trade route from Kraków to Sandomierz in the 12th century . In 1264 the place received city rights. In the following period it developed into a center of handicrafts and trade, which flourished in the second half of the 16th century. In the middle of the 17th century the city fell into disrepair. From 1772 to 1918 it was under Austrian rule. It gained importance for Polish history during the Kościuszko uprising in 1794 , when the general published a proclamation written by Stanisław Staszic , the so-called Uniwersał połaniecki , on May 7th in an army camp in the area , which among other things published the abolition of peasant bondage promised, which however could not be realized due to the military development. In 1870 Połaniec lost its town charter and only got it back in 1980 . During the Second World War, German troops occupied the city and in 1942 set up a ghetto for the Jewish population in which around 2,000 people had to live. Jews could be found in Połaniec as early as the 16th century, at the start of the war in 1939 there were around 1,800 of them in the city, which was called Plantsch פלאנטש in Yiddish . The ghetto residents were deported to Staszów in autumn 1941 , where most of them were murdered. Around 60 Jewish residents survived the Holocaust , and one returning family was murdered by their Polish neighbors after 1945. From 1975 to 1988 the place belonged to the Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship . Today one of the largest power plants in Poland is located in the city.
coat of arms
Description: In red, a silver, gold-armored eagle with a silver, black -rimmed clover is holding a black overturned horn with a gold ribbon and rim on the Saxen .
Attractions
- St. Martin's Church from 1893 to 1899 with a baroque chapel from the 17th century
- Partly rebuilt synagogue from the 18th century
- Kościuszko Hill, built on the site of the former army camp
local community
The municipality of Połaniec includes 17 school departments Brzozowa, Kamieniec, Kraśnik, Łęg-Zawada, Maśnik, Okrągła-Luszyca, Rudniki, Ruszcza, Ruszcza-Kępa, Rybitwy, Tursko Małe, Tursko Małare and Zdysko Małe Kolonia, Winnciłica Zrębin .
Twin cities
- Étoile-sur-Rhône (France)
- Salčininkai (Lithuania)
- Stará Ľubovňa (Slovakia)
- Viggiano (Italy)
- Vonitsa (Greece)
literature
- Połaniec , in: Guy Miron (Ed.): The Yad Vashem encyclopedia of the ghettos during the Holocaust . Jerusalem: Yad Vashem, 2009 ISBN 978-965-308-345-5 , p. 607
