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Książ Wielkopolski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkɕɔ̃ʐ vjɛlkɔˈpɔlskʲi]; German: Xions, 1940–43 Tiefenbach, 1943–45 Schonz) is a town in Śrem County, Poland, with 2,738 inhabitants (2010).
History
Memorial at the site of the German massacre of Poles committed on October 20, 1939
Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was occupied by Germany until 1945 and local Poles were subjected to various crimes. On October 20, 1939, the German Einsatzgruppe VI carried out a public execution of 17 Poles at the main square as part of the Intelligenzaktion. Among the victims were a bank director, teacher, merchant, forester, military officer, landowners and mayor of the nearby town of Dolsk. It was one of many massacres of Poles committed by Germany on October 20–23 across the region in attempt to pacify and terrorize the Polish population. The first expulsions of Poles were carried out by Germany in winter of 1939–1940. Under German occupation the town's name was changed to Tiefenbach and then Schonz in attempt to erase traces of Polish origin.
Demographics
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±%
1843
1,087
—
1871
1,019
−6.3%
1880
998
−2.1%
1890
948
−5.0%
1900
918
−3.2%
1910
874
−4.8%
Year
Pop.
±%
1921
913
+4.5%
1931
928
+1.6%
1939
1,800
+94.0%
1950
1,597
−11.3%
1960
1,744
+9.2%
2010
2,738
+57.0%
Source:
Sports
The local football club is Pogoń Książ Wielkopolski. It competes in the lower leagues.
Notable people
Heinrich Graetz (1817–1891), historian, wrote a history of the Jewish people from a Jewish perspective.
Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1a.
^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 194.
Grochowina, Sylwia (2017). Cultural policy of the Nazi occupying forces in the Reich district Gdańsk–West Prussia, the Reich district Wartheland, and the Reich district of Katowice in the years 1939–1945. Toruń. p. 87. ISBN978-83-88693-73-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 153. ISBN978-83-8098-174-4.
Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 24.
Church of the Virgin Mary and Saint Nicholas
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Coat of arms
Książ Wielkopolski
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