Szamotuły
Szamotuły [ ʃamɔ'tuwɨ ] ( German Samter ) is a town in the Greater Poland Voivodeship in Poland. It has 18,700 inhabitants and is the county seat of powiat Szamotulski. The city is located 32 km northwest of Poznan.
History
The first known settlement in the place of Szamotuły already existed in the 11th century. It was destroyed in 1306 and rebuilt later under the name Nowe Szamotuły. In 1420 she received the city rights.
In 1793, the city came to the Kingdom of Prussia. From 1815 to 1918, she was in the province of Posen seat of the German circle Samter and, after the Treaty of Versailles of Poland.
Attractions
Among the attractions of the city, the church of Mother Bożej Pocieszenia i heard Sw. Stanisław Biskupa, which was built in the years 1423 to 1430 in the Gothic style. The buildings of the former monastery Sw. Krzyża in the Baroque style were built in the years 1675-1682.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Waclaw z Szamotuł (c. 1526), Polish composer and poet
- John Johnston (* 1603), naturalist and historian of Scottish origin
- Theophil Magdzinski (* 1818), the Reichstag and Landtag
- Philipp Scharwenka (* 1847), composer and music educator
- Xaver Scharwenka (* 1850), composer and pianist
- Hans Gross (* 1860), German airship designer
- Janusz Grabianski ( born 1929 ), Polish Illustrator
- Marlis Heide Schmidt ( born 1943 ), French scholar
- Małgorzata Braunek ( b. 1947 ), Polish actress
- Jakub Rutnicki (born 1978 ), Polish politician
Gmina Szamotuły
The urban and rural community Szamotuły consists of the following villages:
Twin Cities
Szamotuły has since the year 2000, four sister cities in Europe:
- Brignoles in southern France,
- Bruneck ( Brunico ) in South Tyrol (Italy ),
- Gross-Gerau in Germany and
- Tielt in Belgium.