Margonin
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Margonin m is a town in Chodzież County
, Greater Poland Voivodeship
, Poland
, with 2,941 inhabitants (2004).
, and the town lost its rights. They were restored on July 20, 1696. An orphanage was established in 1725. The Catholic Church was heavily damaged by a storm in 1737, and was repaired between 1753 and 1755. The area was included in the First Partition of Poland
, at which time the area fell to Prussia
, and was then part of the Grand Duchy of Posen until 1848, except for the Napoleonic period of the Duchy of Warsaw
(1807 to 1815), and then part of the Prussian province of Posen
until 1918. Gas lanterns illuminated the town from 1905. In 1908, the town was connected to the railway spur running between Gollantsch and Kolmar
. From 1920 to 1939, the area was part of Poland
. During World War II, the town was under German occupation from September 5, 1939 to January 22, 1944, the area having been made part of the Wartheland
. Following World War II, the area reverted to Poland
. In 1975 the town became part of the Piła Voivodeship, in 1998 part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship
.
) consists of villages: Adolfowo, Kowalewo
, Lipiny
, Margońska Wieś
, Młynary, Próchnowo, Radwanki, Studźce
, Sułaszewo, Sypniewo
, and Zbyszewice.
Chodziez County
Chodzież County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Chodzież, which...
, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship
Wielkopolska Voivodeship , or Greater Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, with 2,941 inhabitants (2004).
History
Margonin is first mentioned when Archbishop Jarosław Skotnicki of Gnesen and the Bishop of Posen, Jan Doliwa, agreed on May 15, 1364 that Margonin parish should belong to the Posen Diocese. Town rights were received in 1402. Much of the town was destroyed in 1655 during the Polish-Swedish warsPolish-Swedish wars
The Polish–Swedish Wars were a series of wars between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden. Broadly construed, the term refers to a series of wars between 1563 and 1721. More narrowly, it refers two particular wars between 1600 and 1629...
, and the town lost its rights. They were restored on July 20, 1696. An orphanage was established in 1725. The Catholic Church was heavily damaged by a storm in 1737, and was repaired between 1753 and 1755. The area was included in the First Partition of Poland
First Partition of Poland
The First Partition of Poland or First Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in 1772 as the first of three partitions that ended the existence of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by 1795. Growth in the Russian Empire's power, threatening the Kingdom of Prussia and the...
, at which time the area fell to Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
, and was then part of the Grand Duchy of Posen until 1848, except for the Napoleonic period of the Duchy of Warsaw
Duchy of Warsaw
The Duchy of Warsaw was a Polish state established by Napoleon I in 1807 from the Polish lands ceded by the Kingdom of Prussia under the terms of the Treaties of Tilsit. The duchy was held in personal union by one of Napoleon's allies, King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony...
(1807 to 1815), and then part of the Prussian province of Posen
Province of Posen
The Province of Posen was a province of Prussia from 1848–1918 and as such part of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918. The area was about 29,000 km2....
until 1918. Gas lanterns illuminated the town from 1905. In 1908, the town was connected to the railway spur running between Gollantsch and Kolmar
Chodziez
Chodzież is a town in northwestern Poland with 20,400 inhabitants . Situated in the Chodzież County, Greater Poland Voivodeship , previously in Piła Voivodeship .-Geography:...
. From 1920 to 1939, the area was part of Poland
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland refers to Poland between the two world wars; a period in Polish history in which Poland was restored as an independent state. Officially known as the Republic of Poland or the Commonwealth of Poland , the Polish state was...
. During World War II, the town was under German occupation from September 5, 1939 to January 22, 1944, the area having been made part of the Wartheland
Reichsgau Wartheland
Reichsgau Wartheland was a Nazi German Reichsgau formed from Polish territory annexed in 1939. It comprised the Greater Poland and adjacent areas, and only in part matched the area of the similarly named pre-Versailles Prussian province of Posen...
. Following World War II, the area reverted to Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. In 1975 the town became part of the Piła Voivodeship, in 1998 part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship
Wielkopolska Voivodeship , or Greater Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998...
.
People associated with Margonin
- Adam of WągrowiecAdam of WagrowiecAdam from Wągrowiec , was a Polish composer and organist, as well as a Cistercian monk in Wągrowiec closter. He was born in Margonin. He was famous during his life, and was invited to inspect a new organ in Gniezno cathedral on 17 March 1620...
- Salman SchockenSalman SchockenSalman Schocken was a German Jewish publisher and businessman.Salman Schocken was the son of Jewish shopkeeper in Posen....
- Feliks SypniewskiFeliks SypniewskiFeliks Sypniewski was a Polish painter and artist who painted mostly historic battle scenes drawn from the borderlands of Poland and Germany....
- SypniewskiSypniewskiThe surname Sypniewski is of Polish origin and centered around the Oder region where families bearing this surname are still found today. Sypniewskis can also be found all over the world, particularly in the United States, Brazil, and Germany....
Administrative divisions
Margonin Commune (gminaGmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
) consists of villages: Adolfowo, Kowalewo
Kowalewo
Kowalewo may refer to the following places:*Kowalewo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship *Kowalewo, Mława County in Masovian Voivodeship *Kowalewo, Podlaskie Voivodeship...
, Lipiny
Lipiny, Chodziez County
Lipiny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Margonin, within Chodzież County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Margonin, east of Chodzież, and north of the regional capital Poznań....
, Margońska Wieś
Margonska Wies
Margońska Wieś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Margonin, within Chodzież County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...
, Młynary, Próchnowo, Radwanki, Studźce
Studzce
Studźce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Margonin, within Chodzież County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...
, Sułaszewo, Sypniewo
Sypniewo
Sypniewo may refer to the following places in Poland:*Sypniewo, part of the Nowe Miasto district of Poznań*Sypniewo, Chodzież County in Greater Poland Voivodeship...
, and Zbyszewice.