Korsze
Korsze [ kɔrʃɛ ] ( German Korschen ) is a town in the Polish Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It is located in powiat Kętrzyński and has about 4,500 inhabitants.
History
The village was mentioned in 1341 than in campo Cohorsen. The interpretation of the Old Prussian name is uncertain ( " Karsis " Hazel, " Karsa ": cave, cave). The village was founded in 1448 Korschen. It is believed that the place is much older, because there are reports of a knight of good Korschen exists and should be killed at the Battle of Grunwald 1410.
As part of the reorganization of the Prussian Territorial Administration Korschen was in 1816 in the county Rastenburg, Regierungsbezirk Königsberg, incorporated.
1871-1873 Korschen was connected to the railway network .. Korschen was German times an important railway junction in East Prussia. Olsztyn - Here the railway lines (Berlin) - crossed Insterburg ( - Tilsit ) and Königsberg - Lötzen - Elk - Russian border.
The village had 1910 1.263 inhabitants, and 1939 1933 2.742 3.041. By 1945, they were largely employees of the Reichsbahn and the imperial post. Industry had Korschen except the railway depot very little. It was here only a treater, were in which railway sleepers and electricity and telegraph poles made of wood and made weatherproof. Furthermore Korschen had a permanent milk plant in which condensed and dry milk and cocoa were produced. In addition, in Korschen was the East Prussian beekeepers school.
After the end of World War II the city was briefly the name Korszyn .. On July 22, 1962 Korsze was raised by incorporation of surrounding places of the city. The urban and rural municipality has approximately 10,800 inhabitants. Due to the nearby border with the Russian Kaliningrad Oblast has Korsze as a railway junction no great significance.
Population Development
1785 were counted in Korsze 12 houses, in 1817 there were 15 houses in which 114 people lived. In May 1939 3.042 inhabitants were counted in 1947, there were 1,832. The number rose to 3,898 by 1960. In June 2005, there were 4,714 people.
Community
The urban and rural community Korsze divided into the following 21 Soltysships: Babieniec, Błogoszewo, Bykowo Dluzec Wielki ( with Krzemity ) Garbno, Gudniki, Gudziki, Kałwągi, Karszewo, Kraskovo, Łankiejmy, Parys, Piaskowiec, Płutniki, Podlechy, Prosna, Saduny, Sajna Wielka Sątoczno, Sušnik and Tołkiny.
1946 includes the rural community Korsze 33 villages and covered an area of 9,431 hectares. 1973 belonged to the now urban and rural community Korsze 69 towns to which were divided into 19 Soltysships.