Kisielice | |
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 Regina Mundi Church | |
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  Kisielice | |
| Coordinates:53°36′25″N19°15′34″E / 53.60694°N 19.25944°E /53.60694; 19.25944 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Iława |
| Gmina | Kisielice |
| Established | 13th century |
| Town rights | 1331 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.37 km2 (1.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 2,183 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 14-220 |
| Vehicle registration | NIL |
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Kisielice[kʲiɕɛˈlʲit͡sɛ] (German:Freystadt in Westpreußen) is a town in northernPoland, seat ofGmina Kisielice inIława County in theWarmian-Masurian Voivodeship, with 2,183 inhabitants (2017).
Kisielice is located on the Gardęga River on a hill in the vicinity of a small lake in the south of Dolne Powiśle region, approximately 20 km (12 mi) west ofIława, 36 km (22 mi) north-east ofGrudziądz, 60 km (37 mi) south ofElbląg, 25 km (16 mi) south-east ofKwidzyn and 80 km (50 mi) south-east of the voivodeship capital ofOlsztyn. In the vicinity of the town, there is a 40MWwind farm.
The town was founded in theOld Prussian area formerly settled by thePomesanians and conquered by theTeutonic Knights by the mid-13th century. First mentioned asVrienstadt in a 1255 deed, the estates were ceded to the distinguished Stangen noble family by theBishop of Pomesania in 1293. The bishop vested the settlement withKulm law and the present-day townscape was laid out from about 1315 onwards. Already in 1331 it heldtown privileges, was well developed as a community, and had a priest.[citation needed] To the town'sPolish population, it was known by the name ofKisielice. The town's parish church was built in stone during the first half of the 14th century. A town hall is mentioned in 1406; it has not been rebuilt after it burned down in 1860.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1576 | 525 | — |
| 1782 | 719 | +37.0% |
| 1831 | 1,157 | +60.9% |
| 1875 | 2,564 | +121.6% |
| 1880 | 2,298 | −10.4% |
| 1890 | 3,075 | +33.8% |
| 1905 | 2,425 | −21.1% |
| 1933 | 3,075 | +26.8% |
| 1939 | 3,351 | +9.0% |
| 1943 | 3,313 | −1.1% |
| 2004 | 2,222 | −32.9% |
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In 1397 Freystadt was repurchased by the Bishop of Pomesania. In 1454, it was incorporated to theKingdom of Poland by KingCasimir IV Jagiellon, and after theSecond Peace of Toruń in 1466 it was a part of Poland as afiefdom held by the Teutonic Order.[4] Soon after, in 1525, in became part of the newly establishedDuchy of Prussia, a vassal state of Poland, under theHohenzollern dukeAlbert. The town's population was largely Polish. The town's first Protestant pastor after theReformation was Paweł Suchodolski.[5] The inhabitants of the town mostly earned their living by professions related to agriculture, although a few craftsmen also lived in the town.
In 1773, along with territories annexed byPrussia in theFirst Partition of Poland, the town became part of the newly established province ofWest Prussia. From 1818 until 1920 Freystadt belonged toKreis Rosenberg in the administrative district ofRegierungsbezirkMarienwerder in the province ofWest Prussia, part ofGermany from 1871. In October 1831, several Polish cavalry and infantry units and honor guards of theNovember Uprising stopped in the town on the way to their internment places.[6] In 1899 the town was connected to the railway line fromRiesenburg (Prabuty) toJabłonowo.
DuringWorld War I, the Polish District People's Council (part of theSupreme People's Council) operated in the town.[5] One of its most active members, local Polish priest Jan Mazella, was forced by the Germans to leave the town in 1920 and after theInvasion of Poland in 1939, he was murdered by the Germans inRadzim.[5]
In 1928 about 50% of the working people were involved in trade, 20% were workmen, and 13% were civil servants, employees, pensioners and others.[citation needed]
AfterWorld War II, the remaining German inhabitants who had not fled before the end of war or who had returned wereexpelled in accordance with thePotsdam Agreement by Soviet and Soviet-installed communist authorities.
Kisielice is a member ofCittaslow.
The localfootball club is Olimpia Kisielice. It competes in the lower leagues.
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