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Myślibórz

October 15, 2023

For other places with the same name, see Myślibórz (disambiguation).

Myślibórz (pronounced mish-LEE-boosh [mɨˈɕlʲibuʂ]; German: Soldin; Kashubian: Żôłdzëno) is a town in northwestern Poland, in West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is the capital of the Powiat of Myślibórz (powiat myśliborski), with a population of 11,867.

Myślibórz
Main square
Coat of arms
Myślibórz
Coordinates: 52°56′N 14°52′E / 52.933°N 14.867°E / 52.933; 14.867
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
CountyMyślibórz County
GminaGmina Myślibórz
Town rights1253
Area
 • Total15.04 km2 (5.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total11,867
 • Density790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
74-300
Area code+48 95
Car platesZMY
Websitehttp://www.mysliborz.pl

It is home to the first monastery of the Congregation of Sisters of Merciful Jesus and a sanctuary of the Divine Mercy.[1]

History Edit

Middle Ages Edit

 
Timber-framed monastery

The city's official webpage mentions a settlement inhabited by a pre-Slavic population from Lusatian culture on the shores of the lake (Polish: Jezioro Myśliborskie; German: Soldiner See) in the 7th century, which later turned into a West Slavic or Lechitic fortress in the 10th and 11th centuries; the area was incorporated into Poland by the Piast duke Mieszko I by the end of the 10th century.[2] According to the city's webpage, the town site was a fishing settlement called Sołtyń, located on trading route between Silesia and Greater Poland towards Oder delta. It is from this fishing settlement that the later German name of the town comes: Soldin.[2]

The site was acquired as a rest house by the Dominican Order in 1234, while the fort was granted to the Knights Templar by Duke Władysław Odonic and finally sold to the Ascanian margraves Johann I and Otto III of Brandenburg in 1261. Together with the nearby castellany of Santok, the former Greater Polish lands were incorporated into the Brandenburgian Neumark ("New March"; Polish: Nowa Marchia) territory. The town was first mentioned as Soldin in a 1270 deed and quickly became the administrative centre of the region, a Dominican monastery was founded there in 1275. However, in the first half of the 14th century Soldin declined due to famine and political strife of the Ascanian dynasty, in the course of which the Soldin Castle was destroyed.

In 1373 the New March became part of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown (or Czech Lands), ruled by the Luxembourg dynasty. In 1402, the Luxembourgs reached an agreement with Poland in Kraków. Poland was to buy and re-incorporate the region, but eventually the Luxembourgs sold it to the Teutonic Order. During the Polish–Teutonic War, in 1433 the town was destroyed by the Hussites.[2] In 1455 the Teutonic Knights sold the town to the Margraviate of Brandenburg, now under the rule of the House of Hohenzollern, in order to raise funds for another war with Poland. Elector Frederick Irontooth had Brandenburg's suzerainty over the area formalized in the 1466 Treaty of Soldin with the Pomeranian dukes (see below). In 1473 the town was briefly captured by Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania.[2]

Modern era Edit

 
Myśliborskie Lake

In the 16th century, Margrave Johann of Brandenburg-Küstrin converted the Neumark to Protestantism, seceded from Brandenburg and transferred his court from Soldin to Küstrin (now Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Poland). The Dominican monastery was dissolved. Soldin suffered heavy damage in the Thirty Years War, when it was overrun by the Imperial army under Albrecht von Wallenstein marching against King Christian IV of Denmark. It began to recover only in the 18th century as a garrison town of the Kingdom of Prussia under Frederick the Great. When the German Empire was formed in 1871, Soldin was the capital of a rural district (Landkreis) within the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. In the 19th century, Soldin was largely bypassed by the industrial revolution, and was not served by rail until 1888. Electrification came in 1898, and a municipal water system only in 1912. In the nearby forest, the Lituanica plane crash occurred on 17 July 1933.

By the beginning of the Second World War in 1939, Soldin had 6,284 inhabitants. The city was captured without a fight by the Red Army on 31 January 1945. After a Soviet soldier attempting to rape a local woman was shot and killed by her husband on 3 February, the Soviets rounded up 160 civilians from the town, mostly teenaged boys and elderly men, and murdered 120 of them in a nearby quarry four days later. After the discovery of the mass grave of the victims in 1995, a memorial commemorating the victims was erected.[3]

 
 
 
 
 
 
Historic architecture of Myślibórz (examples), from top, left to right: Collegiate church of St. John the Baptist, Nowogródzka Gate, Prochowa Tower, Dominican Monastery, town hall, Holy Spirit chapel

With the end of the war in 1945, the partly depopulated area was transferred to Poland under border changes promulgated at the Potsdam Conference. The surviving German population of Soldin was forcibly expelled and the town, renamed Myślibórz, was gradually repopulated by Polish settlers. It was a powiat centre initially in Szczecin Voivodeship (1945-1975), then in Gorzów one (1975-1998), finally in West Pomeranian one since 31 December 1998.

Historically, the town was the site of two important treaties: The Treaty of Soldin (1309) between the Margraviate of Brandenburg and the Teutonic Order State, and the Treaty of Soldin (1466) between the Electorate of Brandenburg and the Duchy of Pomerania.

Notable residents Edit

International relations Edit

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Twin towns — sister cities Edit

Myślibórz is twinned with:

Sources Edit

  1. ^ The Congregation of the Sisters of Merciful Jesus
  2. ^ a b c d . Archived from the original on 2010-10-04. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  3. ^ "SOWJET-GREUEL: Soldiner Geiselmord - FOCUS Online".

External links Edit

 
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October 15, 2023
myślibórz, other, places, with, same, name, disambiguation, pronounced, mish, boosh, mɨˈɕlʲibuʂ, german, soldin, kashubian, Żôłdzëno, town, northwestern, poland, west, pomeranian, voivodeship, capital, powiat, powiat, myśliborski, with, population, main, squar. For other places with the same name see Mysliborz disambiguation Mysliborz pronounced mish LEE boosh mɨˈɕlʲibuʂ German Soldin Kashubian Zoldzeno is a town in northwestern Poland in West Pomeranian Voivodeship It is the capital of the Powiat of Mysliborz powiat mysliborski with a population of 11 867 MysliborzMain squareCoat of armsMysliborzCoordinates 52 56 N 14 52 E 52 933 N 14 867 E 52 933 14 867Country PolandVoivodeshipWest PomeranianCountyMysliborz CountyGminaGmina MysliborzTown rights1253Area Total15 04 km2 5 81 sq mi Population 2006 Total11 867 Density790 km2 2 000 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code74 300Area code 48 95Car platesZMYWebsitehttp www mysliborz plIt is home to the first monastery of the Congregation of Sisters of Merciful Jesus and a sanctuary of the Divine Mercy 1 Contents 1 History 1 1 Middle Ages 1 2 Modern era 2 Notable residents 3 International relations 3 1 Twin towns sister cities 4 Sources 5 External linksHistory EditMiddle Ages Edit nbsp Timber framed monasteryThe city s official webpage mentions a settlement inhabited by a pre Slavic population from Lusatian culture on the shores of the lake Polish Jezioro Mysliborskie German Soldiner See in the 7th century which later turned into a West Slavic or Lechitic fortress in the 10th and 11th centuries the area was incorporated into Poland by the Piast duke Mieszko I by the end of the 10th century 2 According to the city s webpage the town site was a fishing settlement called Soltyn located on trading route between Silesia and Greater Poland towards Oder delta It is from this fishing settlement that the later German name of the town comes Soldin 2 The site was acquired as a rest house by the Dominican Order in 1234 while the fort was granted to the Knights Templar by Duke Wladyslaw Odonic and finally sold to the Ascanian margraves Johann I and Otto III of Brandenburg in 1261 Together with the nearby castellany of Santok the former Greater Polish lands were incorporated into the Brandenburgian Neumark New March Polish Nowa Marchia territory The town was first mentioned as Soldin in a 1270 deed and quickly became the administrative centre of the region a Dominican monastery was founded there in 1275 However in the first half of the 14th century Soldin declined due to famine and political strife of the Ascanian dynasty in the course of which the Soldin Castle was destroyed In 1373 the New March became part of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown or Czech Lands ruled by the Luxembourg dynasty In 1402 the Luxembourgs reached an agreement with Poland in Krakow Poland was to buy and re incorporate the region but eventually the Luxembourgs sold it to the Teutonic Order During the Polish Teutonic War in 1433 the town was destroyed by the Hussites 2 In 1455 the Teutonic Knights sold the town to the Margraviate of Brandenburg now under the rule of the House of Hohenzollern in order to raise funds for another war with Poland Elector Frederick Irontooth had Brandenburg s suzerainty over the area formalized in the 1466 Treaty of Soldin with the Pomeranian dukes see below In 1473 the town was briefly captured by Bogislaw X Duke of Pomerania 2 Modern era Edit nbsp Mysliborskie LakeIn the 16th century Margrave Johann of Brandenburg Kustrin converted the Neumark to Protestantism seceded from Brandenburg and transferred his court from Soldin to Kustrin now Kostrzyn nad Odra Poland The Dominican monastery was dissolved Soldin suffered heavy damage in the Thirty Years War when it was overrun by the Imperial army under Albrecht von Wallenstein marching against King Christian IV of Denmark It began to recover only in the 18th century as a garrison town of the Kingdom of Prussia under Frederick the Great When the German Empire was formed in 1871 Soldin was the capital of a rural district Landkreis within the Prussian Province of Brandenburg In the 19th century Soldin was largely bypassed by the industrial revolution and was not served by rail until 1888 Electrification came in 1898 and a municipal water system only in 1912 In the nearby forest the Lituanica plane crash occurred on 17 July 1933 By the beginning of the Second World War in 1939 Soldin had 6 284 inhabitants The city was captured without a fight by the Red Army on 31 January 1945 After a Soviet soldier attempting to rape a local woman was shot and killed by her husband on 3 February the Soviets rounded up 160 civilians from the town mostly teenaged boys and elderly men and murdered 120 of them in a nearby quarry four days later After the discovery of the mass grave of the victims in 1995 a memorial commemorating the victims was erected 3 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Historic architecture of Mysliborz examples from top left to right Collegiate church of St John the Baptist Nowogrodzka Gate Prochowa Tower Dominican Monastery town hall Holy Spirit chapel With the end of the war in 1945 the partly depopulated area was transferred to Poland under border changes promulgated at the Potsdam Conference The surviving German population of Soldin was forcibly expelled and the town renamed Mysliborz was gradually repopulated by Polish settlers It was a powiat centre initially in Szczecin Voivodeship 1945 1975 then in Gorzow one 1975 1998 finally in West Pomeranian one since 31 December 1998 Historically the town was the site of two important treaties The Treaty of Soldin 1309 between the Margraviate of Brandenburg and the Teutonic Order State and the Treaty of Soldin 1466 between the Electorate of Brandenburg and the Duchy of Pomerania Notable residents EditFriedrich Wilhelm von Dossow 1669 1758 Prussian field marshal August Piepenhagen 1791 1868 a German landscape painter Daniel Lessmann 1794 1831 German Jewish historian and poet Hermann Kennemann 1815 1910 a Prussian politician and landowner co founder of the German Eastern Marches Society Anna Schepeler Lette 1829 1897 a German politician feminist and women s social reformer Heino Schmieden 1835 1913 a German architect Max Fesca 1846 1917 a German specialist in agricultural science and agronomy William C Rauschenberger 1855 1918 German American mayor of Milwaukee Gisela Kallenbach born 1944 a German politician MEP for Alliance 90 The Greens Jan Grabowski 1950 2017 a Polish speedway rider Adam Ostolski born November 7 1978 a Polish politician activist and sociologist Adam Hrycaniuk born March 15 1984 a Polish basketball player for Stelmet Zielona Gora of the Polish Basketball League International relations EditSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland Twin towns sister cities Edit Mysliborz is twinned with nbsp Kaunas Lithuania nbsp Neuhardenberg Germany nbsp Soltau GermanySources Edit The Congregation of the Sisters of Merciful Jesus a b c d Z dziejow miasta i region Official website of the city Archived from the original on 2010 10 04 Retrieved 2010 11 22 SOWJET GREUEL Soldiner Geiselmord FOCUS Online External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mysliborz Official town website Unofficial town website Virtual Mysliborz Location via Encarta Maps permanent dead link 52 56 N 14 52 E 52 933 N 14 867 E 52 933 14 867 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mysliborz amp oldid 1160623473, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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