Drezdenko | |
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 Town Square and Town Hall in 2014 | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Drezdenko | |
| Coordinates:52°50′N15°50′E / 52.833°N 15.833°E /52.833; 15.833 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lubusz |
| County | Strzelce-Drezdenko |
| Gmina | Drezdenko |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Adam Kołwzan |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.74 km2 (4.15 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2021[1]) | |
• Total | 9,804 |
| • Density | 912.8/km2 (2,364/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 66-530 |
| Area code | +48 95 |
| Car plates | FSD |
| Website | https://www.drezdenko.pl |
Drezdenko ([drɛzˈdɛŋkɔ];German:Driesen)[2] is a town in westernPoland, inLubusz Voivodeship, inStrzelce-Drezdenko County.[3] As of December 2021, the town has a population of 9,804.[1]
The area was a site of a border fort of the medieval Polish state. During the reign ofBolesław III Wrymouth it was raised to the rank of acastellany. During the period offeudal fragmentation of Poland it was initially part of theDuchy of Greater Poland and then subject of fighting between the Duchy and theMargraviate of Brandenburg, which took control of it after 1296. It was sold by the Brandenburgians to theMonastic Order of the Teutonic Knights in 1317, under the authority of the knights Burkhard and Heinrich von der Osten. However, in 1365 it became part of theKingdom of Poland, during the rule of KingCasimir III the Great, to be lost again to the Teutonic Knights in 1408. The town was neglected by the Teutonic Knights, the castle burned down, and parts of the town walls collapsed.[4] In 1455, after theThirteen Years' War broke out, the Knights sold it back to Brandenburg in order to raise funds for war against Poland. Polish KingCasimir IV Jagiellon still made peaceful efforts to regain the city, but to no avail.[4]
In 1605 the town was transformed into a fortress, which during theThirty Years' War was besieged by the Swedes, who captured in 1639[4] and held it until 1650.[5] In 1662 the town suffered a fire.[4] In 1701 it became part ofPrussia. During theSeven Years' War, from 1758 to 1762, the town was occupied by the Russians, who imposed high contributions on the inhabitants.[4] As a result, some of the residents escaped, some were executed, and the Russians burned some of the buildings.[4] A typhus epidemic also broke out.[4] After the war, the destroyed parts of the fortifications were dismantled and the town was repopulated by settlers fromPoland, theDutch Republic and German states.[4] After repopulation and the arrival of merchants fromPoznań andHamburg, the town prospered as a trade center.[5] In 1775 the town received aprivilege from thePolish Crown, allowing the sale of foreignsilk fabrics to Poland.[5] Other goods were also sold there, includingoxen from Poland,Hungarian wine and colonial products.[5]
During theNapoleonic Wars French troops were stationed in the town.[4] In 1831, several columns of Polish officers and soldiers marched through the town, fleeing theRussian Partition of Poland after the failedNovember Uprising.[4] From 1871 to 1945 the town was part of Germany. After Poland regained independence afterWorld War I, the Polish-German border ran nearby, leaving the town on the German side. In theinterwar period, the local economy weakened, many residents emigrated to work in western Germany.[4] In addition, attempts toGermanize thePolish population intensified, as a result of which some left forPoland.[4] Economic growth occurred in connection with the militarization of Germany by theNazis in the 1930s, and duringWorld War II manyforced laborers, mostly Poles, were brought to the town.[4] After the war the town became again part of Poland, in accordance to thePotsdam Conference.
Seetwin towns of Gmina Drezdenko.
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