Słupca
| Słupca | |||
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 Słupca
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| Coordinates: 52°18′N 17°52′E / 52.300°N 17.867°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Greater Poland | ||
| County | Słupca County | ||
| Gmina | Słupca (urban gmina) | ||
| Established | 13th century | ||
| Town rights | 1290 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Michał Pyrzyk | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 10.31 km2 (3.98 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 96 m (315 ft) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 92 m (302 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 14,363 | ||
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 62-400 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 63 | ||
| Climate | Dfb | ||
| Car plates | PSL | ||
| Website | http://www.miasto.slupca.pl | ||
Słupca [ˈswupt͡sa] is a town in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, and the seat of Słupca County. It has 14,650 inhabitants (2006).
Nov 15th, 1290 - Przemysł II, the Duke of Greater Poland, agrees that Slupca becomes a town
1296 - Slupca acquires town privileges again; this time however it was granted a range of new privileges. It is inhabited by about 1000 people
Nov 11th, 1314 r. Wladysław Łokietek grants Slupca a privilege to establish a mint and make coins
1331 - Slupca ridden and burnt by the Tutonic Order Knights
1375 - 1382 - defense walls of the length of 1100 meters under construction;
1454 - 1466 - the 13-years-war; the town of Slupca sends 20 knights so as other 9 biggest towns of Greater Poland do
the end of 15th century- Slupca inhabited by about 2000 people
1655 - 1660 - a war with Sweden; the town looted several times
2nd Partition of Poland - Slupca becomes part of Prussia (later Germany)
1794 - Slupca becomes a base for Kosciusko's Uprising
1815 The Vienna Congress - Kingdom of Poland created- Slupca becomes a part of Russia; at the turn of the 19th century, defense walls dismantled
19th century- economic upturn due to Slupca's location being along the route to Berlin
1867 - the county of Slupca created
1922 - a railway link Kutno Strzalkowo is built; Slupca acquires railway connection with Warsaw and Poznan
1939 - 1945 - All of Slupca's 1,800 Jews - men, women, and children, are murdered
1955 - Słupca Lake created as a recreational center on former turbary land
1975 - an administrative reform; the town is incorporated into Konin District
January 1, 1999 - Slupca becomes a seat of a county for the 3rd time in history
Monuments
Churches have always played an important part in the town's history. A careful observer will notice that our coat of arms is built of five crosses, each of which symbolizes a shrine. A legend has it that there were once five different temples of different religions. Yet another argument that Slupca has always been renowned for its tolerance. For instance, at the beginning of the 20th century there were as many Jews living here as Poles- approximately each nation had a population of 2,000 inhabitants. These days, however, the Orthodox church as well as the Synagoge are no longer in existence, partly due to changing winds of the 20th century.
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