Drezdenko

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FieldValue
nameDrezdenko
image_skylineDrezdenko, town hall.jpg
image_captionTown Square and Town Hall in 2014
image_flagPOL Drezdenko flag.svg
image_shieldPOL Drezdenko COA.svg
pushpin_mapPoland
pushpin_label_positionbottom
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Voivodeship
subdivision_name1Lubusz
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Strzelce-Drezdenko
subdivision_type3Gmina
subdivision_name3Drezdenko
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameAdam Kołwzan
area_total_km210.74
population_as_of31 December 2021
population_total9804
population_density_km2auto
timezoneCET
utc_offset+1
timezone_DSTCEST
utc_offset_DST+2
coordinates
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code66-530
area_code+48 95
blank_nameCar plates
blank_infoFSD
websitehttps://www.drezdenko.pl
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| name = Drezdenko | image_skyline = Drezdenko, town hall.jpg | image_caption = Town Square and Town Hall in 2014 | image_flag = POL Drezdenko flag.svg | image_shield = POL Drezdenko COA.svg | pushpin_map = Poland | pushpin_label_position = bottom | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship | subdivision_name1 = Lubusz | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Strzelce-Drezdenko | subdivision_type3 = Gmina | subdivision_name3 = Drezdenko | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Adam Kołwzan | area_total_km2 = 10.74 | population_as_of = 31 December 2021 | population_total = 9804 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | coordinates = | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 66-530 | area_code = +48 95 | blank_name = Car plates | blank_info = FSD | website = https://www.drezdenko.pl Drezdenko (; ) is a town in western Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in Strzelce-Drezdenko County. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 9,804.

History

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The area was a site of a border fort of the medieval Polish state. During the reign of Bolesław III Wrymouth it was raised to the rank of a castellany. During the period of feudal fragmentation of Poland it was initially part of the Duchy of Greater Poland and then subject of fighting between the Duchy and the Margraviate of Brandenburg, which took control of it after 1296. It was sold by the Brandenburgians to the Monastic 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 the Kingdom of Poland, during the rule of King Casimir 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. In 1455, after the Thirteen Years' War broke out, the Knights sold it back to Brandenburg in order to raise funds for war against Poland. Polish King Casimir IV Jagiellon still made peaceful efforts to regain the city, but to no avail.

In 1605 the town was transformed into a fortress, which during the Thirty Years' War was besieged by the Swedes, who captured in 1639 In 1662 the town suffered a fire. In 1701 it became part of Prussia. During the Seven Years' War, from 1758 to 1762, the town was occupied by the Russians, who imposed high contributions on the inhabitants. As a result, some of the residents escaped, some were executed, and the Russians burned some of the buildings. A typhus epidemic also broke out. After the war, the destroyed parts of the fortifications were dismantled and the town was repopulated by settlers from Poland, the Dutch Republic and German states. After repopulation and the arrival of merchants from Poznań and Hamburg, the town prospered as a trade center. In 1775 the town received a privilege from the Polish Crown, allowing the sale of foreign silk fabrics to Poland. Other goods were also sold there, including oxen from Poland, Hungarian wine and colonial products.

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During the Napoleonic Wars French troops were stationed in the town. In 1831, several columns of Polish officers and soldiers marched through the town, fleeing the Russian Partition of Poland after the failed November Uprising. From 1871 to 1945 the town was part of Germany. After Poland regained independence after World War I, the Polish-German border ran nearby, leaving the town on the German side. In the interwar period, the local economy weakened, many residents emigrated to work in western Germany. In addition, attempts to Germanize the Polish population intensified, as a result of which some left for Poland. Economic growth occurred in connection with the militarization of Germany by the Nazis in the 1930s, and during World War II many forced laborers, mostly Poles, were brought to the town. After the war the town became again part of Poland, in accordance to the Potsdam Conference.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

See twin towns of Gmina Drezdenko.

Gallery

File:Plan der Festung Driesen.tif|Fortress Driesen (around 1750) File:Drezdenko, railway station.jpg|The railway station from 1857 File:Drezdenko, Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.jpg|Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, built in 1914 File:Drezdenko, Church of The Transfiguration.jpg|Church of The Transfiguration, built in 1898–1902 File:Drezdenko, the palace.jpg|The baroque palace from about 1766, at present the seat of the second primary school File:Drezdenko, primary school n.1.jpg|Primary school N.1., built in 1903–1904 originally as a post office

References

References

  1. "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland.
  2. "Jüdischer Friedhof in Drezdenko (Driesen)". [[University of Potsdam]].
  3. "Historia".
  4. "''Historyczne opisanie powstania, rozwoju i przejęcia miasta Drezdenka'' (in Polish)".

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