Mieszków, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Mieszków
Village
Mieszków is located in Poland
Mieszków
Mieszków
Coordinates: 52°1′25″N 17°27′56″E / 52.02361°N 17.46556°E / 52.02361; 17.46556
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyJarocin
GminaJarocin
Population
1,700
Parish church from 1767.

Mieszków [ˈmjɛʂkuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jarocin, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1]

History

In 1891 owner of Mieszków was Władysław Taczanowski.[2]

With the invasion of Poland and the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939, Mieszków was occupied by Nazi Germany. It was renamed Halbstadt and then Mühlenfelde. The town was administered as part of the district or county (kreis) of Jarotschin within the Reichsgau Wartheland. Following the arrival of the Red Army in January 1945 and the end of the war, it became part of the People's Republic of Poland.

Stanisław Taczak (1874–1960) was born in Mieszków.

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ^ Maksymilian Łukaszewicz: Strażnica Ostrów i miasto Żerków. Poznań 1891, p. 350.