Pogorzela
Pogorzela [ pɔgɔʐɛla ] ( 1943-1945 German Brandenstein ) is a small town in Poland in the Wielkopolska Region with about 2,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of city and rural community in the powiat Gostyński.
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History
The first mention of today's Pogorzela dates back to 1419th Probably 1458 was the site of a town. From the 15th century until 1658, the town was owned by the family Pogorzelski. In the 16th century, a school was established. In the 17th and 18th century brewery and distillery were important economic factors for Pogorzela. Probably burned in 1775 from the wooden town hall. 1785, a late-Gothic church was built. 1793, in the Second Partition of Poland, the place was awarded to Prussia. 1807, the site became part of the Duchy of Warsaw, 1815 it again fell to Prussia and became part of the circle Krotoschin, from 1887 the circle Koschmin. In 1856, the present Town Hall, built in 1862, a neo-Gothic Protestant church. On January 4, 1887 a fire department was established in the city. 1906 to 1907 there was a school strike, similar to the Września school strike, when the religious instruction was to be held in German. 1919/1920 was the site of part of the revived Poland. In September 1939 Pogorzela was occupied during the Polish campaign of the German Wehrmacht, subsequently renamed Pogorschella and on May 18, 1943 in Brandenstein. The occupation ended in 1945 with the invasion of the Red Army.
Culture and sights
Structures
- Town Hall with Market Square from the 19th century
- The late Baroque church of St. Michael, built 1778-1785
- Former palace, now the health center from 1880
Community
The city is the seat of a Pogorzela urban and rural community. It has an area of 96.47 km ² with about 5,000 inhabitants. The 12 districts with a mayor's office ( sołectwo ) are:
- Bielawa Pogorzelskie
- Bułaków
- Elżbietków
- Głuchów
- Gumienice
- Kaczagórka
- Kromolice (1943-1945 Kornland )
- Łukaszew
- MAŁGÓW
- Ochla
- Paradów
- Wziąchów (1943-1945 Junghof )
Other villages in the municipality are Dobrapomoc, Głuchówek, Józefów Ochelski, Międzyborze, Nowiny Stawy and Taczanówko.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
Pogorzela village has no state or province road. Ten kilometers north of the provincial road is the main road 12 ( droga Krajowa 12 ), 15 kilometers east of 15 and 12 kilometers south of the 36th
The nearest international airports are the airports Wroclaw and Lawica in each about 70 miles away.