Swiecie
Encyclopedia
Świecie ' is a town
in northern Poland
with 25,968 inhabitants (2006), situated in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
(since 1999); it was previously in Bydgoszcz Voivodeship
(1975-1998). It is the capital of Świecie County
.
occupied Świecie and annexed
it, making it the seat
of the county/district (kreis) of Schwetz. It was administered as part of Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia
.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in northern 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 25,968 inhabitants (2006), situated in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
-Transportation:Transportation infrastructure is of critical importance to the voivodeship's economy. Kuyavia-Pomerania is a major node point in the Polish transportation system. Railway lines from the South and East pass through Bydgoszcz in order to reach the major ports on the Baltic Sea...
(since 1999); it was previously in Bydgoszcz Voivodeship
Bydgoszcz Voivodeship
Bydgoszcz Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. Capital city: Bydgoszcz Area: Statistics : Population: inhabitants...
(1975-1998). It is the capital of Świecie County
Swiecie County
Świecie County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-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 Świecie,...
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History
During the Second World War, Nazi GermanyNazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
occupied Świecie and annexed
Annexation
Annexation is the de jure incorporation of some territory into another geo-political entity . Usually, it is implied that the territory and population being annexed is the smaller, more peripheral, and weaker of the two merging entities, barring physical size...
it, making it the seat
Seat (legal entity)
In strict legal language, the term seat defines the seat of a corporation or organisation as a legal entity, indicating where the headquarters of this entity are located...
of the county/district (kreis) of Schwetz. It was administered as part of Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia
Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia
The Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia was a Nazi German province created on 8 October 1939 from the territory of the annexed Free City of Danzig, the annexed Polish province Greater Pomeranian Voivodship , and the Nazi German Regierungsbezirk West Prussia of Gau East Prussia. Before 2 November 1939,...
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Notable residents
- Günther RaduschGünther RaduschGünther Radusch was a German aircraft pilot, the sixth highest scoring night fighter flying ace in the German Luftwaffe during World War II.For a list of Luftwaffe night fighter aces see List of German World War II night fighter aces Günther Radusch is credited with 65 aerial victories...
(1912-1988), Luftwaffe pilot - Heinrich von Plauen (the Elder) (ca. 1370–1429), 27th grand master of the Teutonic Order.
Major corporations
- Mondi Świecie SA (before Mondi Packaging Paper Świecie SA and Frantschach Świecie SA and Celuloza Świecie SA) (paper and packaging)
Education
- Wyższa Szkoła Menedżerska
- I LO im. Floriana Ceynowy
- II LO w Świeciu
- Zespół Szkół Ponadgimnazjalnych
Sport
- Polpak ŚwieciePolpak SwieciePolpak Świecie is a Polish basketball team, based in Świecie, played in Dominet Basket Liga in years 2005-2008.- Team history :* 2004/2005 finished 1st in Polish First Division* 2005/2006 finished 4th in DBL* 2006/2007 finished 6th in DBE...