Żerków

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Żerków
Church of Saint Stanislaus
Church of Saint Stanislaus
Flag of Żerków
Flag
Coat of arms of Żerków
Coat of arms
Żerków is located in Poland
Żerków
Żerków
Coordinates: 52°4′N 17°34′E / 52.067°N 17.567°E / 52.067; 17.567Coordinates: 52°4′N 17°34′E / 52.067°N 17.567°E / 52.067; 17.567
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyJarocin
GminaŻerków
First mentioned1257
Town rights1283 or earlier
Area
 • Total2.03 km2 (0.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total2,058
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
63-210
Vehicle registrationPJA
ClimateDfb
Websitehttp://www.zerkow.pl

Żerków ([ˈʐɛrkuf]; German: Zerkow, 1943–1945 Bergstadt (Kr. Jarotschin)) is a town in Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,076 inhabitants (2004). It is located 53 kilometers east of the regional capital of Poznań.

History[]

Memorial to Poles fallen in the fights for Poland's independence in World War I, Greater Poland Uprising, Polish–Soviet War and World War II

The oldest known mention of Żerków comes from a document of Duke Bolesław the Pious from 1257, and in a document of Duke and future King of Poland Przemysł II from 1283 it was already referred to as a town. Żerków was a private town of Polish nobility, administratively located in the Pyzdry County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Polish Crown.[1] In 1574, the newly elected King Henry of Valois stopped in Żerków before his royal coronation in Kraków. In 1623 the town was visited by King Sigismund III Vasa and prince royal (and future king) Władysław IV Vasa. The Radomicki noble family erected the Baroque Church of Saint Stanislaus, which is the town's greatest historic landmark.

After the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II, it was occupied by Germany from 1939 to 1945. Żerków was used by the Germans as a resort spot for soldiers. In 1943, the Germans renamed the town Bergstadt to erase traces of Polish origin. In 1945 the occupation ended and the historic name was restored.

In 1962 a telecommunication tower of reinforced concrete similar to that at Piątkowo, Poznań was built.

Sports[]

The local football team is GKS Żerków.[2] It competes in the lower leagues.

People[]

References[]

  1. ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1b.
  2. ^ "GKS Żerków - strona klubu" (in Polish). Retrieved 26 December 2020.

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