Grodzisk Wielkopolski

Infobox Settlement
name = Grodzisk Wielkopolski

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image_shield = POL Grodzisk Wielkopolski COA.svg
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pushpin_label_position = bottom
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Greater Poland
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Grodzisk Wielkopolski County
subdivision_type3 = Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Gmina Grodzisk Wielkopolski
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Henryk Szymański
established_title3 = City rights
established_date3 = 1303
area_total_km2 = 18.09
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 13703
population_density_km2 = auto
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 52 | latm = 14 | lats = | latNS = N | longd = 16 | longm = 22 | longs = | longEW = E
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 62-065
area_code = +48 61
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = PGO
website = http://www.grodzisk.wlkp.pl

Grodzisk Wielkopolski [IPA-pl|'|g|r|o|dź|i|s|k|-|w|j|e|l|k|o|'|p|o|l|sIPA-pl|k|i] ( _de. Grätz) is a town in Poland, in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (Wielkopolskie). It is located 27 miles (43km) south-west of Poznań.

History

The first known settlement in the area of present-day Grodzisk Wielkopolski was in 1257. The spelling of the town’s name has changed frequently. Versions include: "Grodisze, Grottische, Grodisce, Grozisce, Grodih, Grodziscz, Grodyscze, Grodzysko, Grodzisko", to the modern-day Grodzisk. The German name "Grätz" was also temporarily used.

The exact date when the town received its charter is unknown. Doucments say that the town definitely had its town charter in 1303.

The first Jews settled in the town at the beginning of the 16th century. The first document to back this up was in 1505, mentioning the Jew "Abraham of Grodzisk" In Yiddish and Hebrew, the town is known as גרידץ (Gritz or Gritza)

In 1563, the Stanisław Ostroróg school was founded.

In 1593, the census for Grodzisk Wielkopolski said that the population was approximately 1,160. The town charter was renewed with the inclusion of a new town about 150 metres from the old town. In 1601, the first privileges for the brewery were awarded. The town quickly became important for the production of beer. At the end of the 18th century, there were 53 breweries in the city. In 1626, the mayor of the city changed to the Opaliński family. They remained as mayors until 1775.

In 1793, the city became part of Prussia. From 1887 to 1918, Grätz, as it was called during this time, was the seat for Kreis Grätz, then until 1932 a Polish Powiat, after the city again became part of Poland in 1920.

During World War II, the city came under German control. In Młyniewo, a nearby village, a transit camp was formed for onward transport to concentration camps, initially for Jews and later for Poles and other prisoners of war. On January 27, 1945 the city was retaken by the Red Army.

After World War II, beer production declined and was discontinued in 1993. In 1999, the town again became the seat for a Powiat.

Gmina

Grodzisk Wielkopolski consists of the following municipalities, or Gminy:

*Albertowsko
*Biała Wieś
*Borzysław
*Chrustowo
*Czarna Wieś
*Grąblewo
*Grodzisk Wielkopolski
*Kąkolewo
*Kobylniki
*Kurowo
*Lasówki
*Ptaszkowo
*Rojewo
*Słocin
*Snowidowo
*Sworzyce

ister cities

*flagicon|France Betton, France
*flagicon|Germany Delligsen, Germany
*flagicon|Belgium Merksplas, Belgium
*flagicon|Spain Torrelodones, Spain

Famous people

*Rudolf Mosse (1843-1920), publisher and philanthropist
*Michał Drzymała (1857-1937), Polish national activist
*Hans Heinrich Müller (1879-1951), architect

port

* Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski - football team playing in the Orange Ekstraklasa

External links

* [http://www.grodzisk.wlkp.pl Grodzisk Wielkopolski official website]