Santok
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Santok ' is a village
in Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship
, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
(administrative district) called Gmina Santok
. It is located at the confluence of the Noteć
and Warta rivers, approximately 12 km (7 mi) east of Gorzów Wielkopolski
. The village now has a population of 780.
The settlement is mentioned in the 12th century as "barbican and key" to the Polish kingdom at the border with Pomerania
in the Gesta principum Polonorum by Gallus Anonymus
. In the days of the medieval Piast dynasty, Santok was an important border fortress and seat of a castellany
. During the 13th century however, the strategically important locality became the object of claims raised by the Ascanian margraves of Brandenburg
, who intended to enlarge their territories in the Neumark
region east of the Oder
river. Upon the marriage of Conrad of Brandenburg-Stendal with Constance, daughter of the deceased Duke Przemysł I of Greater Poland, in 1260, Santok passed to the margraviate as part of the dowry. Once again reconquered by the Polish duke Przemysł II, it finally was incorporated by Brandenburg upon his death in 1296.
According to the 1945 Potsdam Agreement
, Santok with the Neumark fell from Germany to Poland (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II
).
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship
Lubusz Voivodeship
- Administrative division :Lubusz Voivodeship is divided into 14 counties : 2 city counties and 12 land counties. These are further divided into 83 gminas....
, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
Gmina
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...
(administrative district) called Gmina Santok
Gmina Santok
Gmina Santok is a rural gmina in Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the village of Santok, which lies approximately east of Gorzów Wielkopolski....
. It is located at the confluence of the Noteć
Notec
Noteć is a river in central Poland with a length of 388 km and a basin area of 17,330 km². It is a tributary of the Warta river and lies completely within Poland....
and Warta rivers, approximately 12 km (7 mi) east of Gorzów Wielkopolski
Gorzów Wielkopolski
Gorzów Wielkopolski is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river. It is the biggest city in the Lubusz Voivodeship with 125,149 inhabitants...
. The village now has a population of 780.
The settlement is mentioned in the 12th century as "barbican and key" to the Polish kingdom at the border with Pomerania
Pomerania
Pomerania is a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea. Divided between Germany and Poland, it stretches roughly from the Recknitz River near Stralsund in the West, via the Oder River delta near Szczecin, to the mouth of the Vistula River near Gdańsk in the East...
in the Gesta principum Polonorum by Gallus Anonymus
Gallus Anonymus
Gallus Anonymus is the name traditionally given to the anonymous author of Gesta principum Polonorum , composed in Latin about 1115....
. In the days of the medieval Piast dynasty, Santok was an important border fortress and seat of a castellany
Castellany
A castellany was a district administered by a castellan.Castellanies appeared during the Middle Ages and in most current states are now replaced by a more modern type of country subdivision....
. During the 13th century however, the strategically important locality became the object of claims raised by the Ascanian margraves of Brandenburg
Margraviate of Brandenburg
The Margraviate of Brandenburg was a major principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1157 to 1806. Also known as the March of Brandenburg , it played a pivotal role in the history of Germany and Central Europe....
, who intended to enlarge their territories in the Neumark
Neumark
Neumark comprised a region of the Prussian province of Brandenburg, Germany.Neumark may also refer to:* Neumark, Thuringia* Neumark, Saxony* Neumark * Nowe Miasto Lubawskie or Neumark, a town in Poland, situated at river Drwęca...
region east of the Oder
Oder
The Oder is a river in Central Europe. It rises in the Czech Republic and flows through western Poland, later forming of the border between Poland and Germany, part of the Oder-Neisse line...
river. Upon the marriage of Conrad of Brandenburg-Stendal with Constance, daughter of the deceased Duke Przemysł I of Greater Poland, in 1260, Santok passed to the margraviate as part of the dowry. Once again reconquered by the Polish duke Przemysł II, it finally was incorporated by Brandenburg upon his death in 1296.
According to the 1945 Potsdam Agreement
Potsdam Agreement
The Potsdam Agreement was the Allied plan of tripartite military occupation and reconstruction of Germany—referring to the German Reich with its pre-war 1937 borders including the former eastern territories—and the entire European Theatre of War territory...
, Santok with the Neumark fell from Germany to Poland (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II
Territorial changes of Poland after World War II
The territorial changes of Poland after World War II were very extensive. In 1945, following the Second World War, Poland's borders were redrawn following the decisions made at the Potsdam Conference of 1945 at the insistence of the Soviet Union...
).