Miejska Górka

Miejska Górka [ˈmʲɛi̯ska ˈɡurka] is a town in Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland.[2] With 3,190 inhabitants (2010), it lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Rawicz and 83 km (52 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań.

Miejska Górka
Church of Saints Nicholas and Mary Magdalene
Coat of arms
Miejska Górka
Coordinates: 51°39′20″N 16°57′40″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyRawicz
GminaMiejska Górka
Town rightsbefore 1406
Area
 • Total3.09 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total3,190
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
63-910
Vehicle registrationPRA
National roads
Voivodeship roads
Websitehttp://www.miejska-gorka.pl/

History

Miejska Górka was granted town rights before 1406. It was a private town, administratively located in the Kościan County in the Poznań Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[3]

Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, Miejska Górka was occupied by Germany until 1945. The occupiers operated a subcamp of the Nazi prison in Rawicz, dedicated to prisoners suffering from tuberculosis.[4] On 22 May 1941, the Germans perpetrated a public execution of 25 Poles in the town (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[5] The command of the Miejscowa Organizacja Podziemna Polish resistance organization was operating in Miejska Górka, and eventually became part of the larger Home Army in 1944.[6]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
18711,761—    
18801,792+1.8%
18902,012+12.3%
19002,233+11.0%
19102,682+20.1%
19212,545−5.1%
YearPop.±%
19312,644+3.9%
19393,008+13.8%
19502,774−7.8%
19603,024+9.0%
20103,190+5.5%
Source: [7][1]

Transport

There is a railway station in Miejska Górka, and the national road 36 passes through the town.

References
  1. Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r. (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2011. p. 105. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011.
  2. "Miejska Górka w liczbach". polskawliczbach.pl (in Polish). Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  3. Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1a.
  4. Encyklopedia konspiracji Wielkopolskiej 1939–1945 (in Polish). Poznań: Instytut Zachodni. 1998. p. 478. ISBN 83-85003-97-5.
  5. Encyklopedia konspiracji Wielkopolskiej 1939–1945. p. 146.
  6. Encyklopedia konspiracji Wielkopolskiej 1939–1945. p. 215.
  7. Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 29.


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