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Trzcianka

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Country
  
Poland

Gmina
  
Trzcianka

Area
  
18.25 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 10:53 PM

County
  
Czarnków-Trzcianka

Postal code
  
64-980

Population
  
16,756 (2006)

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Weather
  
2°C, Wind N at 5 km/h, 90% Humidity

Voivodeship
  
Greater Poland Voivodeship

Points of interest
  
Muzeum Ziemi Nadnoteckiej, Nowa plaża, Drużyna WOPR Anioły, Stara plaża

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.

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Map of Trzcianka, Poland

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.

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

    Trzcianka Wikipedia