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Place in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Sompolno
Town HallTown Hall
Coat of arms of SompolnoCoat of arms
Sompolno is located in PolandSompolnoSompolno
Coordinates: 52°24′40″N 18°30′10″E / 52.41111°N 18.50278°E / 52.41111; 18.50278
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyKonin
GminaSompolno
Area
 • Total6.21 km (2.40 sq mi)
Population
 • Total3,614
 • Density580/km (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code62-610
Vehicle registrationPKN
Voivodeship roads
Websitehttp://www.sompolno.pl

Sompolno is a town in Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in central Poland, with 3,614 inhabitants (2016).

History

In the 10th century, the area became part of the emerging Polish state under its first historic ruler Mieszko I. In 1242, Duke Casimir I of Kuyavia from the Piast dynasty stayed in Sompolno, and issued a privilege for the Sulejów Abbey there. Sompolno was granted town rights in 1477. It was a royal town, administratively located in the Brześć Kujawski Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. A route connecting Warsaw with Poznań and Dresden ran through the town in the 18th century and King Augustus III of Poland often traveled that route.

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Sompolno was renamed to Deutscheck between 1939–1943 and then later to Deutscheneck between 1943–1945 in attempt to erase traces of Polish origin.

Sports

The local football club is GKS Sompolno. It competes in the lower leagues.

Gallery

  • Church of St. Mary Magdalene Church of St. Mary Magdalene
  • Saint Jerome chapel, 17th century Saint Jerome chapel, 17th century
  • Heritage tree Sorbus torminalis Heritage tree Sorbus torminalis
  • Heritage tree Heritage tree

References

  1. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XV Część II (in Polish). Warszawa. 1902. p. 611.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. "Informacja historyczna". Dresden-Warszawa (in Polish). Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  3. Vgl. Weblink „Anordnung über Ortsnamenänderung im Reichsgau Wartheland“ - Landkreis Konin
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