Dolsk

Market Square

Coat of arms

Dolsk

Coordinates: 51°58′55″N 17°03′59″E / 51.98194°N 17.06639°E

Country

Poland

Established

12th century

Town rights

1359

Government

• Mayor

Henryk Zbigniew Litka

Area

• Total

6.02 km² (2.32 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

1,479

• Density

250/km² (640/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

63-140

+48 61

PSE

Website

Dolsk [dɔlsk] (German: Dolzig) is a town of approximately 1,400 inhabitants (as of 2005) in the Greater Poland Voivodeship of Poland. A capital of a commune within the powiat of Śrem, the town is a minor centre of trade and commerce. The town is located between two lakes, the Dolskie Wielkie and Dolskie Małe, both deriving their names from the name of the town. Geographically, the town lies in the Leszczyńska Uplands in Greater Poland, close to its border with Lower Silesia.

The town was first mentioned in one of the first documents written partially in the Polish language, that is the Bull of Gniezno of 1136. Back then it was a private property of the Bishops of Gniezno. In the mid-13th century the town was transferred to the Bishops of Poznań, who remained the sole owners of the area until after the Partitions of Poland. Located at the trade route linking Poznań with Wrocław, the town drew significant income from the traders and merchants, who were obliged to sell their merchandise at the local market before proceeding down the trade route. In 1359 king Casimir III granted the town with Środa Law, a local variant of the famous Magdeburg Law. In 1797 Dolsk was confiscated by the Prussian authorities and gradually fell into dismay. During the mass executions of World War II, 10 people from Dolsk and the surrounding areas were shot. Liberation from Nazi occupation took place on January 21, 1945.

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