Trzciel | |
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  Trzciel | |
| Coordinates:52°22′N15°53′E / 52.367°N 15.883°E /52.367; 15.883 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lubusz |
| County | Międzyrzecz |
| Gmina | Trzciel |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.03 km2 (1.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• Total | 2,391 |
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 66-320 |
| Website | http://www.trzciel.pl |
Trzciel[tʂt͡ɕɛl] (German:Tirschtiegel) is a town inLubusz Voivodeship,Poland,[2] with 2,391 inhabitants (2019).
The name Trzciel comes from the old Slavic word "trzcielina", which meant a cane stalk.[3] Trzciel is a formerSlavic stronghold, which became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century under its first historic rulerMieszko I of Poland.[3] Since theLate Middle Ages it was located in thePoznań Voivodeship within the largerGreater Poland Province. Trzciel enjoyed partial town rights in the 14th century and was granted full town rights by KingCasimir IV Jagiellon in 1458.[3] It was aprivate town of Poland, owned by various noble families, including the Opaliński, Mielżyński and Szołdrski families.[3] From the 15th century clothmaking developed.[4]
During theThirty Years' War refugees fromSilesia andBrandenburg settled in the town and founded the New Town (Nowe Miasto) district.[3] During theSwedish invasion of Poland (the "Deluge"), in 1655, Trzciel was captured and occupied by the Swedes.[3] As a result of theSecond Partition of Poland Trzciel was annexed byPrussia in 1793.[3][4] In 1806 French EmperorNapoleon stopped in the town.[3] Briefly regained by the Poles as part of the short-livedDuchy of Warsaw (1807–1815), it fell to Prussia again in 1815.[4] In 1820 the firstGerman mayor took office.[3] Trzciel was subject to heavyGermanisation policies.[3] In 1871 along with Prussia it became part of Germany.
LocalPoles took part in theGreater Poland uprising (1918–19), aiming at reuniting the town with Poland after regaining independence in 1918.[4] Despite being part of historicGreater Poland, the cradle of the Polish state, due to being almost exclusively inhabited by German-speakers only the part of Trzciel east of the rail-line, including the train station, was assigned to Poland. The town remained thus divided betweenGermany andPoland until the Germaninvasion of Poland in 1939.[3] DuringWorld War II the Germans established aforced labour camp for Jews in the town.[4] In January 1945 the town was captured by the Soviets. After the end of World War II, the town was incorporated to Poland, and the remaining German populationexpelled to Germany.[3] Zygmunt Wałęza was appointed the first Polish mayor of Trzciel after 125 years.[3]
Seetwin towns of Gmina Trzciel.
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