Sompolno
Sompolno [sɔmˈpɔlnɔ] is a town in Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 1595 inhabitants (2004).[1]
Sompolno | |
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 Town Hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Sompolno | |
| Coordinates: 52°24′40″N 18°30′10″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Konin |
| Gmina | Sompolno |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.21 km2 (2.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 1,595 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 62-610 |
| Vehicle registration | PKN |
| Voivodeship roads |   |
| Website | http://www.sompolno.pl |
History
In the 10th century, the area became part of the emerging Polish state under its first historic ruler Mieszko I. In 1242, Duke Casimir I of Kuyavia from the Piast dynasty stayed in Sompolno, and issued a privilege for the Sulejów Abbey there.[2] Sompolno was granted town rights in 1477. It was a royal town, administratively located in the Brześć Kujawski Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Sompolno was renamed to Deutscheck between 1939–1943 and then later to Deutscheneck between 1943–1945[3] in attempt to erase traces of Polish origin.
Sports
The local football club is GKS Sompolno. It competes in the lower leagues.
Gallery
Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Saint Jerome chapel, 17th century.JPG.webp)
Heritage tree Sorbus torminalis.JPG.webp)
Heritage tree
References
- Sompolno (gmina). Homepage
- Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XV Część II (in Polish). Warszawa. 1902. p. 611.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Vgl. Weblink „Anordnung über Ortsnamenänderung im Reichsgau Wartheland“ - Landkreis Konin