Borek Wielkopolski | |
|---|---|
 Town Hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Borek Wielkopolski | |
| Coordinates: 51°55′N 17°15′E / 51.917°N 17.250°E | |
| Country | 
Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Gostyń |
| Gmina | Borek Wielkopolski |
| Town rights | 1392 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marek Rożek |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.16 km2 (2.38 sq mi) |
| Population (30 June 2021
[1]) | |
| • Total | 2,485 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
| Postal code | 63-810 |
| Area code | +48 65 |
| Vehicle registration | PGS |
| Website | http://www.borekwlkp.pl/ |
Borek Wielkopolski [ˈbɔrɛk vʲɛlkɔˈpɔlskʲi] is a town in Poland, in the Gostyń County in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, with 2,485 inhabitants as of June 2021. [1]
History
Borek was granted town rights in 1392 by Polish King Władysław II Jagiełło. It was a private town, administratively located in the Pyzdry County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. [2]
Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany until 1945. The occupiers operated a forced labour camp for Jews in the town. [3]
From 1975 to 1998 it was a part of Leszno Voivodeship.
Demographics
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References
- ^ a b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-06-01. Data for territorial unit 3004014.
- ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1b.
- ^ "Zwangsarbeitslager für Juden Borek Wielkopolski". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Plater, Leon (1846). Opisanie historyczno-statystyczne Wielkiego Księztwa Poznańskiego (in Polish). Lipsk: Księgarnia Zagraniczna. p. 241.
- ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1926. p. 37.
- ^ Wiadomości Statystyczne Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego (in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1932. p. 201.
- ^ Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 4.
- ^ Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r. (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2011. p. 102. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011.
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Borek Wielkopolski | |
|---|---|
|
Town Hall | |
|
Flag Coat of arms | |
Borek Wielkopolski | |
| Coordinates: 51°55′N 17°15′E / 51.917°N 17.250°E | |
| Country |
Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Gostyń |
| Gmina | Borek Wielkopolski |
| Town rights | 1392 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marek Rożek |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.16 km2 (2.38 sq mi) |
| Population (30 June 2021
[1]) | |
| • Total | 2,485 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
| Postal code | 63-810 |
| Area code | +48 65 |
| Vehicle registration | PGS |
| Website | http://www.borekwlkp.pl/ |
Borek Wielkopolski [ˈbɔrɛk vʲɛlkɔˈpɔlskʲi] is a town in Poland, in the Gostyń County in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, with 2,485 inhabitants as of June 2021. [1]
History
Borek was granted town rights in 1392 by Polish King Władysław II Jagiełło. It was a private town, administratively located in the Pyzdry County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. [2]
Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany until 1945. The occupiers operated a forced labour camp for Jews in the town. [3]
From 1975 to 1998 it was a part of Leszno Voivodeship.
Demographics
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| Source: [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-06-01. Data for territorial unit 3004014.
- ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1b.
- ^ "Zwangsarbeitslager für Juden Borek Wielkopolski". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Plater, Leon (1846). Opisanie historyczno-statystyczne Wielkiego Księztwa Poznańskiego (in Polish). Lipsk: Księgarnia Zagraniczna. p. 241.
- ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1926. p. 37.
- ^ Wiadomości Statystyczne Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego (in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1932. p. 201.
- ^ Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 4.
- ^ Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r. (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2011. p. 102. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011.
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