Wysoka
| Wysoka | ||
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 Wysoka
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| Coordinates: 53°10′N 17°6′E / 53.167°N 17.100°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Greater Poland | |
| County | Piła | |
| Gmina | Wysoka | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.82 km2 (1.86 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 2,750 | |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 89-320 | |
| Website | http://gminawysoka.pl | |
Wysoka [vɨˈsɔka] (German: Wissek) is a town in Piła County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,760 inhabitants (2004). The current Mayor is Marek Madej.
The city was first mentioned officially in 1260. In the year 1505 the city law (Stadtrecht) was promulgated. This was renewed after a big fire in 1722. Wysoka/Wissek was the centre of a significant territory of property that Nicholas Łódź (Mikołaja Łodzi) gave to Bolesław the Pious (Bolesława Pobożnego).
In 1505 the neighbouring village of Wysoka Wielka was exchanged for the town of Wysoka, which was owned by the Szlachta or landed gentry (particularly the Kościelskich and Tuczyńskich families). Over 1727-29 the Baroque church of St. Mary of the Rosary (późnobarokowy kościół NMP Różańcowej) was built.
In 1772 Wysoka/Wissek was absorbed into the Kingdom of Prussia. Between 1807 and 1815 the town was part of the Napoleonic Grand Duchy of Warsaw. In 1815 the town was returned to Prussia and after 1818 Wysoka/Wissek belonged to the Prussian Wirsitz county of the Prussian province of Posen.
In January 1919 Polish nationalist insurgents took power in the town. They created the Polish People's Council (polską Radę Ludową) and the Civic Guard (Straż Obywatelską). However, later that same month, irregulars from Germany captured the town. A Polish counterattack from Wirsitz / Wyrzysk failed.
In January 1920 Wysoka/Wissek was transferred from Weimar Germany to Poland by the Treaty of Versailles and attached to the Powiat (county) Wyrzysk (to 1939).
In September 1939 the Nazis invaded and 19 Poles were executed immediately on the slope of the Góry Wysokiej hills. The town was annexed into the "Regierungsbezirk Bromberg" of the Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia and governed by the Nazi Gauleiter Albert Forster. During the occupation the administration changed the name of the town to "Weisseck" (1939–42) and then "Weißeck" (1942–1945). After the war the town became part of Communist Poland.
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