Trzcianka

Trzcianka
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Trzcianka
Coordinates: 53°3′N 16°28′E / 53.050°N 16.467°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Czarnków-Trzcianka
Gmina	Trzcianka
Area
• Total	18.25 km^2 (7.05 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	16,756
• Density	920/km^2 (2,400/sq mi)
Postal code	64-980
Website	http://www.trzcianka.pl

Trzcianka [ˈtʂt͡ɕaŋka] (German: Schönlanke) is a town in the Greater Poland region in Poland. Since 1999 it has belonged to Greater Poland Voivodeship and Czarnków-Trzcianka County. Previously it was in Pila Voivodeship (1975–1998). Trzcianka has 17,131 inhabitants (May 2007). From 1772 to 1945 the town was part of the German-speaking state of Prussia (Kingdom of Prussia 1772–1918; Free State of Prussia 1918–1945) and its name was Schönlanke.

There is a mention of Trzcianka in a document dated 1245. In this year the Polish king Bolesław Wstydliwy gave the land in the valley of Noteć river to Sedziwoj of Czarnków. There were three villages: Biala, Gulcz, and Rozdrozka. Probably, Rodrozka was placed where Trzcianka is today. The new name was Trzciana Laka, which was changed to Trzcionka in the 17th century. Soviet troops marching towards Berlin from the east entered Schönlanke on 27 January 1945. In that course, about 500 people committed suicide.^[1]

Famous people

• Michael Solomon Alexander, first Protestant Bishop of Jerusalem was born here
• Andrzej Aumiller – an MP was born here
• Hubert Mickley (1918–1944), Wehrmacht officer

References

1. Lakotta, Beate (2005-03-05). "Tief vergraben, nicht dran rühren" (in German). SPON. Retrieved 2010-08-16.

External links

• Official page (English, German, Polish)
• Unofficial site of the city ( Polish)

Coordinates: 53°02′N 16°28′E / 53.033°N 16.467°E