Okonek
Okonek | |
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Church of Our Lady of Redemption of Slaves | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Okonek | |
| Coordinates: 53°32′N 16°51′E / 53.533°N 16.850°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Złotów |
| Gmina | Okonek |
| Town rights | 1754 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.01 km2 (2.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 3,855 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 64-965 |
| Vehicle registration | PZL |
| National road | |
| Website | http://www.okonek.pl/ |
Okonek [ɔˈkɔnɛk] (German: Ratzebuhr) is a town in Poland, in Złotów County in Greater Poland Voivodeship,[2] with approximately 4,200 inhabitants.
History
The settlement was first mentioned in a document of 1547.[3] In 1597, Duke John Frederick established three annual fairs.[3] Due to its location as the sole Ducal Pomeranian customs point on the trade route from Gdańsk and Königsberg to Germany, it developed an urban character.[3] It was granted town rights in 1754.[4] The town suffered in a Russian invasion during the Seven Years' War.[5] The cloth industry flourished until the Napoleonic Wars.[5]
Demographics
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References
- ^ a b Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r. (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2011. p. 107. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011.
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ a b c Kratz, Gustav (1865). Die Städte der Provinz Pommern. Abriss ihrer Geschichte, zumeist nach Urkunden (in German). Berlin. p. 320.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Krzysztofik, Robert (2007). Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna (in Polish). Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego. pp. 56–57. ISBN 978-83-226-1616-1.
- ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. VII. Warszawa. 1886. p. 430.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 34.