Czempiń
Czempiń [ t͡ʂɛmpjiɲ ] ( German Czempin or Tschempin, 1940-45 Karlshausen ) is a town in Poland in the Greater Poland Voivodeship.
- 2.1 Structures
- 4.1 traffic
- 5.1 Sons and daughters of the town
- 6.1 External links
- 6.2 footnotes
History
Today's Czempiń was created in the 14th century on the floor of the village Piechynin. The first mention of the city dates from 1399 or 1401. 1561 a city charter was confirmed.
At the Second Partition of Poland Czempiń came under Prussian rule in 1793 and was temporarily out under the German name Tschempin. From 1807 to 1815 the town belonged to the Duchy of Warsaw established by Napoleon. With its resolution 1815 Czempiń came back to Prussia, and Poznań became the county assumed costs. In 1856 it was connected to the railway network from Poznan to costs ( Kościan ), from 1885 chain in Czempiń a railway line to Schrimm ( Srem ) .. from 1894 were for Czempiń a Dampfmahlmühle as well as a Protestant and a Catholic parish church mentioned. 1890 had the city of 2,321 inhabitants, of whom 396 Protestant, 1,772 Catholics and 153 Jews. The population dropped to 1910 to 2212.
After the end of the First World War the city was under the provisions of the Versailles Treaty of 1919 on 10 January 1920 assigned to the newly formed Polish state. In September 1939, the city was occupied by the German Wehrmacht. In early 1945, the Red Army marched into the city, and after the end of the Second World War, the city was again part of Poland. Until 1999, the city of the Province of Posen was assigned, since the city is part of the Wielkopolska Region.
Population Development
1880 2,156 people lived in the city, at 31 December 2005 there were 5,109.
Culture and sights
Structures
- The neo-Romanesque church Sw. Michała Archanioła, built 1895-1899
- The baroque Palace of Szordscy family, built in the late 17th century
- The palace chapel from 1782, with a tower from the 19th century
Community
The urban and rural community Czempiń has an area of 142.46 km ² of about 11,000 people. The municipality consists of the following smaller villages:
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
By Czempiń the voivodship road leads 310 ( droga wojewódzka 310), which is about five kilometers north-west Europe in the road 261, also national road 5 ( droga Krajowa 5 ) ends. In the southeastern course the 310 ends after about 19 kilometers in the city of Srem.
The Province Road 311 begins in Czempiń and ends after about six kilometers south-west also in the European road 261
The airport Lawica is the nearest international airport, located about 30 kilometers north of the city.
By train There are direct connections to Poznan and Leszno.
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town
- Richard Konwiarz (1883-1960), architect
- Trabalski Franciszek (1870-1964), politician
- Wojciech Ziemniak (* 1956), politician