Stawiski

Stawiski panorama with the view of Church at the Main Square

Coat of arms

Stawiski

Coordinates: 53°22′N 22°9′E / 53.367°N 22.150°E

Country

Poland

Area

• Total

13.28 km² (5.13 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

2,442

• Density

180/km² (480/sq mi)

Postal code

18-520

Website

http://www.stawiski.pl

Stawiski [staˈvʲiskʲi] is a town in north-eastern Poland, situated within Kolno County, in Podlaskie Voivodeship, approximately 16 kilometres (10 miles) east of Kolno and 74 kilometres (46 miles) west of the regional capital Białystok. Stawiski is the administrative seat of Gmina Stawiski. From 1946 to 1975 it belonged administratively to Białystok Voivodeship, and from 1975 to 1998 to Łomża Voivodeship. The town is situated on the Dzierzbia River.

According to Central Statistical Office (Poland), the population of Stawiski as of 31 December 2008 was 2,417 persons.

Stawiski was established in 1407–1411. It received city rights around 1688. The Franciscan Order built a monastery there in 1791. The monks were expelled from Stawiski in 1867 during the Partitions, as punishment for supporting the Polish January Uprising against the Russian imperial rule. The town was destroyed by fire in 1812 in the course of the French campaign against Russia, and rebuilt again, to become trades and commercial centre known for its furs, fabrics and hats in Congress Poland. Stawiski was burned to the ground once more during the Russian–Prussian war of 1915, soon before the re-establishment of the sovereign Republic of Poland. The Polish army fought a battle with the Bolsheviks there in July 1920 during the Polish-Soviet War. By 1932, over 50% of the local population was Jewish, numbering approximately 2,000.

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