Sieraków

Sieraków (Polish pronunciation: [ɕɛˈrakuf]; German: Zirke) is a town in western Poland with 8,768 inhabitants (2012). Located by the Warta River, it has been situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Poznań Voivodeship (1975–1998). Sieraków is known as a holiday destination with well-developed tourism and sport infrastructure. It is surrounded by extensive areas of forest and lakes, including the protected area called Sieraków Landscape Park.

For other places with the same name, see Sieraków (disambiguation).
Sieraków
Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary and the Bernardine monastery
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Sieraków
Coordinates: 52°39′0″N 16°6′0″E
Country Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
CountyMiędzychód
GminaSieraków
Established13th century
Town rightsbefore 1388
Government
 • MayorWitold Bruno Maciołek
Area
 • Total14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Elevation
31 m (102 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total8,768
 • Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
64-410
Area code(s)+48 61
Car platesPMI
Websitehttp://www.sierakow.pl

History

During the Second Partition of Poland in 1793, Sieraków, under its Germanized name Zirke was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia. In 1871, it also became part of Germany and was located in the Birnbaum district in the Prussian Province of Posen. According to the census of 1871, the town had a population of 2,527, of which 1,130 (44.7%) were Poles.[1]

The town was captured by Polish insurgents in the Greater Poland uprising in 1919 and was subsequently assigned to the Second Polish Republic through the Treaty of Versailles. During World War II in 1939, the town was occupied by Nazi Germany and was annexed as part of the Birnbaum district in Reichsgau Wartheland. Towards the end of the war in 1945, it was captured by the Red Army and was restored to Poland.

Notable residents
  • Sieraków castle
  • The Opaliński family sarcophagus in castle's basement
  • Zamkowa "Castle" street

See also

Major corporations

References
  1. Neumann, Gustav (1874). Das Deutsche Reich in geographischer, statistischer und topographischer Beziehung (in German). Müller.
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