Krosno Odrzańskie
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- Not to be confused with Krosno in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Lubusz | ||
| County | Krosno Odrzańskie County | ||
| Gmina | Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie | ||
| Town rights | before 1238 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Andrzej Chinalski | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 8.11 km² (3.1 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 85 m (279 ft) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 38 m (125 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 12,100 | ||
| - Density | 1,492/km² (3,864.2/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 66-600 to 66-603 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 68 | ||
| Car plates | FKR | ||
| Website: http://www.krosnoodrzanskie.pl | |||
Krosno Odrzańskie [ˈkrɔsnɔ ɔˈdʐaɲskjɛ] (German: Crossen an der Oder) is a city on the east bank of Oder River, at the confluence with Bober. The town in Western Poland with 12,500 inhabitants (2002) is the capital of Krosno County. It is assigned to the Lubusz Voivodeship (since 1999), previously part of Zielona Góra Voivodeship (1975-1998).
[edit] History
The town was first mentioned as Crosno in 1005 and received its town charter in 1201. Due to its important strategic location, it played an important role in the western borders of Poland during the 11th to 13th centuries. A stone castle was built by the Silesian Piasts in the 13th century. The duchess of Silesia, Hedwig of Andechs, took refuge in it during the Mongol invasion of Europe. The town changed hands several times; once it was given as payment to soldiers of the Margraviate of Brandenburg.
When the Silesian Henry of Głogów of the Piast dynasty died in 1476, his widow Barbara von Brandenburg, daughter of Albert Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg, inherited the territory of Krosno. The area was part of a Bohemian lien in 1482. Several claims ended when Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, renounced all rights to Crossen in 1538, thereby finalizing the district's belonging to the Margraviate of Brandenburg.
Crossen became part of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701. In reforms after the Napoleonic Wars, the town became part of the Province of Brandenburg.
In 1945 during World War II, the town was conquered by the Soviet Red Army. According to the post-war Potsdam Conference, the town was placed under Polish administration. The German-speaking inhabitants were expelled westward and replaced with Poles. Due to war and expulsion, the population was reduced from 10,800 in 1939 to 2,000 in 1946.
[edit] Notable people
- Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff (1699–1753) painter and architect
- Johann Friedrich Schönemann (1704–1782), theater director
- Eduard Seler (1849–1922), anthropologist, archaeologist, philogian, and Mesoamerica scholar
- Rudolf Pannwitz (1881–1969), author
- Hans Egidi (1890–1976), former president of court
- Alfred Henschke ps.Klabund (1890–1928), author
- Tomasz Kuszczak - Poland national football team and Manchester United goalkeeper
- Aneta Pastuszka - Olympic canoer
[edit] External links
- 1615 Map of Brandenburg with Duchy of Crossen on Oder river
- Official town website
- Map via mapa.szukacz.pl
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