Lwówek
Palace in Lwówek
Palace in Lwówek
Coat of arms of Lwówek
Coat of arms
Lwówek is located in Poland
Lwówek
Lwówek
Coordinates: 52°27′N 16°11′E / 52.450°N 16.183°E / 52.450; 16.183
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyNowy Tomyśl
GminaLwówek
Area
 • Total3.15 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total2,961
 • Density940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
64-310
Vehicle registrationPNT
National roads
Websitewww.lwowek.com.pl

Lwówek [ˈlvuvɛk] is a town in Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,961 inhabitants (2010).[1]

History

Early 20th-century view of the palace

Town rights were granted by King Władysław II Jagiełło. The town was known as Lwów, before the name was changed to the current Lwówek in the mid-15th century for distinction from the larger city of Lwów. Lwówek was a private town, administratively located in the Poznań County in the Poznań Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[2]

540 Jews lived in the town in 1871.[3]

Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, Lwówek was occupied by Germany until 1945. The first expulsions of Poles were carried out in December 1939.[4] The Poles were sent to a transit camp in Młyniewo, and afterwards deported to the General Government in the more-eastern part of German-occupied Poland, while their houses, workshops, etc. were handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[4] The Polish resistance was active in Lwówek. The commander of the Lwówek-Pniewy unit of the Union of Armed Struggle, was arrested by the Gestapo on 14 October 1942 and subjected to brutal interrogations during which he died a week later.[5] Under German occupation, the town was renamed to Neustadt bei Pinne in 1939 and then to Kirschneustadt in 1943.

Sights

Landmarks of Lwówek include the Baroque palace, the Gothic Church of the Assumption, the Baroque Holy Cross church and the Rynek (Market Square) filled with colourful historic townhouses.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19212,552—    
19312,542−0.4%
20102,961+16.5%
Source: [6][1]

Twin towns – sister cities

References

  1. 1 2 3 Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r. (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2011. p. 104. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011.
  2. ↑ Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1a.
  3. ↑ "Login to JewishGen". JewishGen Locality Page - Lwówek, Poland. JewishGen.org. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 156. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.
  5. ↑ Encyklopedia konspiracji Wielkopolskiej 1939–1945 (in Polish). Poznań: Instytut Zachodni. 1998. p. 203. ISBN 83-85003-97-5.
  6. ↑ Wiadomości Statystyczne Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego (in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1932. p. 200.
  7. ↑ "Tarptautinis Bendradarbiavimas". Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
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