Sulmierzyce

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For the town of the same name located in central Poland, see Sulmierzyce, Łódź Voivodeship.
Sulmierzyce
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Sulmierzyce
Coat of arms
Sulmierzyce is located in Poland
Sulmierzyce
Sulmierzyce
Coordinates: 51°36′N 17°32′E / 51.600°N 17.533°E / 51.600; 17.533
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyKrotoszyn
GminaSulmierzyce (urban gmina)
First mentioned1420
Town rights1457
Area
 • Total
28.98 km2 (11.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total
2,859
 • Density98.65/km2 (255.5/sq mi)
Postal code
63-750
Vehicle registrationPKR
ClimateCfb
Voivodeship road
Websitehttp://www.sulmierzyce.pl

Sulmierzyce ([sulmʲɛˈʐɨt͡sɛ]) is a town in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in south-central Poland.

It is the birthplace of Polish poet Sebastian Klonowic, also known as Acernus.

The town contains the sole preserved wooden historic town hall in Poland.[2]

History

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Early 20th-century drawing of the town hall

The oldest mention of Sulmierzyce comes from 1420.[2] It was granted town rights in 1457 by King Casimir IV Jagiellon thanks to efforts of starost of Odolanów Mikołaj Gruszczyński. It was a royal town of the Kingdom of Poland, administratively located in the Kalisz County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province.[3] The 1st Polish National Cavalry Brigade was stationed in the town.[4]

Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was occupied by Germany until 1945.

In 1972, town rights were revoked, but after protests of local citizens were quickly restored.[2]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
19102,807—    
19212,526−10.0%
19312,476−2.0%
19392,408−2.7%
YearPop.±%
19501,929−19.9%
19602,061+6.8%
20102,859+38.7%
Source: [5][6][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r. (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2011. p. 104. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Beata Marzęta. "ratusz". Zabytek.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  3. ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1b.
  4. ^ Gembarzewski, Bronisław (1925). Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831 (in Polish). Warszawa: Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej. p. 7.
  5. ^ Wiadomości Statystyczne Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego (in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1932. p. 201.
  6. ^ Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 49.
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