Wieruszów
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Łódź | ||
| Powiat : | Wieruszów | ||
| Area : | 5.98 km² | ||
| Geographic location : | 51 ° 18 ′ N , 18 ° 9 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 8549 (Jun. 30, 2019) |
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| Postal code : | 98-400 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 62 | ||
| License plate : | EWE | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Street : | DK8 Wroclaw - Warsaw | ||
| DW450 Kalisz - Opatów | |||
| Rail route : | Herby-Kempen | ||
| Next international airport : | Wroclaw | ||
| Gmina | |||
| Gminatype: | Urban and rural municipality | ||
| Gmina structure: | 13 school authorities | ||
| Surface: | 97.13 km² | ||
| Residents: | 14.308 (Jun. 30, 2019) |
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| Population density : | 147 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Community number ( GUS ): | 1018073 | ||
| Administration (as of 2015) | |||
| Mayor : | Rafał Przybył | ||
| Address: | Rynek 1-7 98-400 Wieruszów |
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| Website : | www.wieruszow.pl | ||
Wieruszów (German Weruschau , older also Werstadt ) is a city in Poland in the Łódź Voivodeship .
geography
Geographical location
Wieruszów is located in the southeast of the Łódź Voivodeship on the Prosna . The place is on the national road 8 ( droga krajowa 8 ) from Wroclaw to Warsaw and the voivodship road 450 ( droga wojewódzka 450 ), which starts in the village of Opatów and leads to Kalisz .
history
The first documented mention of a settlement comes from the year 1368. In 1401 the Pauline monastery and the Church of the Holy Spirit were built. The town received its town charter in 1497/1498. The first Jews settled in the city around 1500 . As a result of the second partition of Poland , the place came under Prussian rule . With the formation of the Duchy of Warsaw , the place became part of it in 1807. With the formation of Congress Poland , the place was divided. The part of the village lying west of the Prosna became part of Prussia as Podzamcze , the rest fell to Congress Poland. In 1870 the city lost its town charter. In 1919 the place got it back and in 1920 it became part of the newly established Republic of Poland . In 1939 the Wehrmacht marched into the town. A ghetto was established in September 1941 , which was dissolved in August 1942 and the inhabitants were deported to the Kulmhof extermination camp . In 1954 the place became the seat of a powiat , but lost this right during an administrative reform in 1975 and became part of the Kalisz Voivodeship . In a new reform in 1999, the place became the seat of the Powiat Wieruszowski and part of the now enlarged Łódź Voivodeship .
Population development
Around 1900 there were 1,600 Jews in the city, making up 36% of the population.
Attractions
- Pauline monastery from 1673
- Wooden church from 1746
- Parish Church of St. Adalbert of Prague from 1789
- Holy Spirit Church from 1676
local community
In addition to the main town of Wieruszów, the urban and rural municipality of Wieruszów is divided into the following 13 districts:
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Sons
- Adam Leszek Musiałek (* 1957), religious and Roman Catholic bishop of De Aar in South Africa
- Marcin Kowalczyk (* 1985), football player
Web links
Footnotes
- ↑ a b population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2019. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 0.99 MiB), accessed December 24, 2019 .
- ^ Website of the city, Burmistrz Wieruszowa , accessed on January 21, 2015
- ↑ http://genea2011.net/images/stories/karten/polen_1695.jpg
- ↑ http://www.edwardvictor.com/Wieruszow.htm
