Michał Drzymała

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The grave of Michał Drzymała in Miasteczko Krajeńskie
The grave of Michał Drzymała in Miasteczko Krajeńskie

Michał Drzymała (13 September 1857 in Zdrój near Grätz (Grodzisk Wielkopolski), Kingdom of Prussia - 25 April 1937 in Grabówno) was a Polish peasant, living in the Greater Poland region (or the Grand Duchy of Posen) under the Prussian rule. He is famous for the fact that after he was refused permission to build a house on his own land (only because he was Polish) by the Prussian authorities, he bought a circus wagon and turned it into his home. The Drzymała's wagon (Wóz Drzymały) became famous when this case was described by the Polish and European newspapers making fun of the Prussian state.

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