Swarzędz
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Swarzędz is a town in central Poland of 35,000 inhabitants and a commune of 40,000 inhabitants. It is situated in the Poznań metropolitan area, in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been in Poznań Voivodeship (1975-1998).
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[edit] General
The town lies directly on the route E92 and includes an aerosport facility run by the the Poznań flying club, Wanda Modlibiowska. There are various companies based in the town, in particular carpentry and upholstering businesses. In addition a bicycle path from Poznań runs through the Dębiniec nature reserve and finally through the town to Pobiedziska.
[edit] History
The documentary evidence for a settlement on the site of modern day Swarzędz comes from 1366. In 1377 there is mention of a parish in the settlement.
Due to its advantageous location on the route from Poznań to Masovia the town developed well. Originally the settlement was in private ownership. Originally the property of the Łodziów family, it passed to the Górków family from the 15th century. In 1638 the town was granted town rights. In the 17th century, guilds for tradesmen and craftsmen were formed. In 1793 during the 2nd Division of Poland the town of some 2.508 inhabitants came under Prussian rule. In 1798 448 craftsmen lived in the town. Of these, 70 were cloth makers and 36 weavers. In 1807 Swarzędz became part of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, though with its collapse in 1815 the town again fell under Prussian rule.
At the end of the 19th century carpentry flourished. In 1887 the town was connected to the railroad from Poznań to Września and thus received another important means of transport to other parts of the country, together with the road from Warsaw to Poznań. In 1919, after the First World War, Swarzędz was again returned to Poland, but was occupied by the Third Reich at the beginning of the Second World War. From 1941 to 1943 there was a labour camp for Jews.
[edit] Places of interest
- There is an open-air museum, "Prof.-Ryszard-Kostecki", all about beekeeping from all of Europe.
- In the neighbouring town of Uzarzewo there is a park from the 19th century with a farmstead constructed between 1860 and 1865. There is a Hunting Museum there.
- In the village of Wierzenica there is a wooden, St. Nikolaus, dating from the second half of the 16th century. At the church is the grave of August Cieszkowski (1814-1894). Near the village there is a graveyard with graves dating back to the Bronze Age.
- The church of St. Martin in Swarzędz (18th century).
- Church of the Archangel Michael in Uzarzewo.
[edit] Local district
The Swarzędz municipality has an area of 93 km², on which over 38,000 people live in 20 townships. These include Bogucin, Garby, Gortatowo, Gruszczyn, Janikowo, Jasin, Karłowice, Kobylnica, Kruszewnia, Łowęcin, Paczkowo, Puszczykowo-Zaborze, Rabowice, Sarbinowo, Sokolniki Gwiazdowskie, Uzarzewo Wierzenica, Wierzonka, and Zalasewo.
Much of the information contained in this article was translated from the German version
