Trzcianka

Trzcianka [ˈtʂt͡ɕaŋka] (German: Schönlanke) is a town in the Greater Poland region in Poland. Since 1999, it has been part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship and Czarnków-Trzcianka County. From 1975–1998, it was located in the Piła Voivodeship. In May 2007, Trzcianka had 17,131 inhabitants.

For other places with the same name, see Trzcianka (disambiguation).
Trzcianka
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Trzcianka
Coordinates: 53°3′N 16°28′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyCzarnków-Trzcianka
GminaTrzcianka
Area
 • Total18.25 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total16,756
 • Density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Postal code
64-980
Websitehttp://www.trzcianka.pl

There is a mention of Trzcianka in a document dated 1245, when Duke Boleslaus V of Poland gave the land in the Noteć river valley to a nobleman named Sędziwój of Czarnków. There were initially three villages of Biała, Gulcz, and Rozdróżka. The new name of these three combined villages was Trzciana Laka, which was subsequently changed to Trzcianka in the 17th century.

Soviet troops marching towards Berlin from the east entered Schönlanke on 27 January 1945. In that course, about 500 people committed suicide.[1]

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References
  1. Lakotta, Beate (2005-03-05). "Tief vergraben, nicht dran rühren" (in German). SPON. Retrieved 2010-08-16.

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