Wschowa
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Lubusz | ||
| County | Wschowa County | ||
| Gmina | Gmina Wschowa | ||
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| - Mayor | Krzysztof Jerzy Grabka | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 8.38 km² (3.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 14,573 | ||
| - Density | 1,739/km² (4,504/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 67-400 | ||
| Car plates | FWS | ||
| Website: http://www.wschowa.pl | |||
Wschowa [ˈfsxɔva] (German: Fraustadt) is a town in the Lubusz Voivodeship in Poland with 14,607 inhabitants (2004). It is the capital of Wschowa County.
[edit] History
Wschowa was originally a border fortress in a region disputed by Silesia and Great Poland. After colonists established a settlement nearby, it received Magdeburg Rights around 1250. The name Veschow (Wschowa) was first mentioned in 1248, while the name Frowenstat Civitas (German: Fraustadt) was first mentioned in 1290. In 1343 King Casimir III conquered it for Poland.
The Battle of Fraustadt between the Swedish Empire and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth occurred at Wschowa on February 3, 1706 during the Great Northern War. Within the Second Partition of Poland in 1793 Wschowa was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia. As a result of Potsdam Conference in 1945 it again belongs to Poland.
[edit] Famous People
- Valerius Herberger (1562-1627)
- Samuel Friedrich Lauterbach (1662-1728)
- Andreas Gryphius lived there on and off
- Christian Gryphius (1649-1706), son of Andreas Gryphius
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