Czerniejewo
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 Czerniejewo
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| Coordinates: 52°26′N 17°29′E / 52.433°N 17.483°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Greater Poland | |
| County | Gniezno | |
| Gmina | Czerniejewo | |
| Established | 13th century | |
| Town rights | 1390 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Danuta Grychowska | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 10.2 km2 (3.9 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 2,556 | |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 62-250 | |
| Area code(s) | +48 61 | |
| Car plates | PGN | |
| Climate | Dfb | |
| Website | http://www.czerniejewo.pl | |
Coordinates: 52°26′N 17°30′E / 52.433°N 17.500°E
Czerniejewo [t͡ʂɛrɲɛˈjɛvɔ] (German Schwarzenau) is a town and municipality in central Poland with 2,536 inhabitants (2005).
It is situated in Gniezno County, in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Poznań Voivodeship (1975–1998). Czerniejewo is located on the Wrześnicą River, in a predominately farming area. It is 15 km from Gniezno, and 12 km from Września.
The earliest mention is in 1284 when the town is referred to as Handeslplatz. It was a royal possession from then until 1386 when King Władysław Jagiełło gave it to Sędziwój Pałuka z Szubina. At that time the town already had the right to hold markets. By 1390 the town had full Magdeburg rights. In 1581 King Stefan Batory granted the town the right to hold trade fairs. From 1594 to 1644 the town was known as Czarnkowskich and from 1644 to 1726 as Opalińskich z Bnina.
In 1771 General Jan Lipski began building a palace, adjacent to the town, which was completed in 1780. In the second partition of Poland Czerniejewo went to Prussia, and was called Schwarzenau. From 1807 to 1815 it was part of the Duchy of Warsaw and in 1815 returned to Prussia as part of the Grand Duchy of Poznań.
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