Gostynin
Gostynin ( German Gostynin, 1940-41/1942-45 Waldrode, 1941-42 Gasten ) is located on the left Skrwa city in Poland in Masovian Voivodeship and capital of Gmina Gostynin.
History
The first settlements on the territory of today Gostynin emerged during the 12th and 13th centuries. 1279, the village was first mentioned in records in 1329 and the seat of a castellan. In 1382 the town was granted its town charter by Kulm law. In the 14th century emerged with a wooden lock and a brick tower, the first defenses of the city. 1439 a wooden chapel was built in the castle. In 1532, the castle was rebuilt, in which 1552 King Sigismund II Augustus was staying. 1611 the Russian Tsar Vasily Schuiski and his brothers Dimitri and Ivan were imprisoned in the castle. During the war against the Swedes in the 18th century, the city was heavily destroyed. In 1793 the town is part of Prussia and in 1807 part of the Duchy of Warsaw. 1809 a fire raged in Gostynin and 1815 the city became part of Congress Poland. 1824 came clothier from German states and revived the economy of the town. The town hall was built, laundry and dyeing. 1832, the market hall was built and founded in 1879, the volunteer fire department of Gostynin. 1888, the first bookstore was opened. 1904 begins the construction of the high school, which opened in 1911.
On September 16, 1939 reached German Wehrmacht troops Gostynin. The city became the seat of the district Waldrode. During the Nazi period, many people were deported or executed in the Dachau concentration camp. On January 18, ended in 1945 for the place, the occupation by the Nazis.
Attractions
- Castle of the 14th century
Twin Cities
- Langenfeld ( Rheinland) ( since 1999)