Złoczew
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Łódź | ||
| Powiat : | Sieradzki | ||
| Gmina : | Złoczew | ||
| Area : | 13.80 km² | ||
| Geographic location : | 51 ° 25 ′ N , 18 ° 36 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 3369 (June 30, 2019) | ||
| Postal code : | 98-270 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 43 | ||
| License plate : | IT I | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Street : | Sieradz - Wieluń | ||
| Next international airport : | Łódź | ||
Złoczew (1939–1945 Schlötzau ) is a city in the Łódź Voivodeship in Poland . It is the seat of the town-and-country municipality of the same name with 7,180 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2019).
history
The first written mention of the place comes from the year 1496, when the place belonged to the Ruszkowski family. Andrzej Ruszkowski had a monastery built between 1600 and 1603, which was first taken over by the Cistercians . He also built the parish church of the Apostle Andrew for the parish founded in 1603 and a palace from 1600 to 1617. Sigismund III. Wasa granted the place the city charter according to Magdeburg law on December 14, 1605 . The granting of the right included the privilege of holding a weekly market on Tuesdays and five annual markets . During the First Northern War 1655-1660 the place was destroyed. With the second partition of Poland , the place became part of Prussia in 1793 . With the establishment of the Duchy of Warsaw in 1807 it became part of the same and in 1815 part of Congress Poland . In 1817 there was a teacher with ten students in Złoczew. During this time there were about 10 annual markets in addition to the weekly markets. After the January uprising of 1863/1864 there was an administrative reform by Tsar Alexander II in 1870 , whereby the place lost its town charter like many other cities in Poland. Złoczew received its town charter from the Germans again in 1916 during the First World War . After the end of the war, the city became part of the newly established Poland. In 1939, the Wehrmacht invaded the city as part of their attack on Poland . On January 20, 1945 the Red Army reached the place. During an administrative reform, the place came in 1975 in the newly created Sieradz Voivodeship , with another reform in 1999, the place became part of the Łódź Voivodeship.
Incorporations
In 1916 the places Stara Huta , Złoczewska , Cegielnia and Kolonia I, II, III, IV were incorporated.
Population development
A survey about the place noted for 1817 55 houses in the place with 784 inhabitants.
| year | 1817 | 1877 | 1864 | 1910 | 2004 |
| population | 784 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 3,200 | 3,448 |
coat of arms
The place had two coats of arms in its history. The first from the 17th century had the apostle Andrew as a motif. The Russian government gave the place a new coat of arms in 1849. Today the city bears a coat of arms that is based on the original. It shows the apostle Andrew on a blue background, holding the St. Andrew's cross that marks him . The letters S and A for Sanctus Andreas can also be seen.
Culture and sights
- The Camaldolese monastery was originally built for the Cistercians between 1600 and 1603. From 1683 to 1692 an extension was made by Wojciech Urbański . Since 1949 it has served the Camaldolese as a monastery.
- The parish church of the Apostle Andrew was built by Andrzej Ruszkowski from 1611 to 1614 .
- The palace was also built by Andrzej Ruszkowski . It was built between 1614 and 1617 and was fundamentally rebuilt in the 18th and 19th centuries. The last renovation was made by the Germans during World War II .
- The church cemetery was laid out in 1846. The oldest surviving grave dates from the 19th century. There are also graves for the unknown soldiers from 1939 and the graves of 17 fallen Germans from the First World War .
local community
The city and country community (gmina miejsko-wiejska) Złoczew includes the city itself and 20 villages with school offices. about 153 km²
Web links
- Municipality website (Polish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ For 1817, 1877, 1864, 1910: bazagmin.pl ( Memento of March 1, 2006 in the Internet Archive )