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* [http://www.sztetl.org.pl/en/city/lipsko-463/ Jewish Community in Lipsko] on Virtual Shtetl |
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Revision as of 13:18, 24 March 2012
Lipsko | |
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Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Masovian |
County | Lipsko County |
Gmina | Gmina Lipsko |
Established | 16th century |
Town rights | 1613 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jerzy Pasek |
Area | |
• Total | 15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 5,826 |
• Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 27-300 |
Area code | +48 48 |
Car plates | WLI |
Website | http://www.lipsko.eu |
Lipsko [ˈlʲipskɔ] is a town in Poland, in northern Lesser Poland, Mazowsze Voivodship. It is the capital of Lipsko County. The population is 5,895 (2004). Lipsko’s coat of arms is the Debno, which was used by previous owners of the town.
Lipsko is located on two hills, divided by the Krępianka river. First mention about it comes from April 1589, when Lipsko belonged to the Krępski family. In 1613 it was granted town rights, and it quickly developed, due to its location along the “oxen road”, from Red Ruthenia to Greater Poland and Silesia. In 1614, Holy Trinity Church was built, founded by Lord Mikołaj Oleśnicki.
In the 18th century Lipsko, located in Sandomierz Voivodeship belonged to several families - the Denhoffs, the Sanguszkos, and the Kochanowskis. After the Partitions of Poland, the town stagnated, with the population not more than 100. In 1868, as punishment for participation of residents in the January Uprising, the Russians took away Lipsko’s town rights, turning it into a village (Lipsko did not become a town again until 1958). During World War Two, German occupiers committed mass murders - on September 8, 1939, they burned alive 60 local Jews at a local synagogue.
On January 1, 1956, Lipsko became the seat of a county in Kielce Voivodeship.
References
External links
- Official town webpage
- Map, via mapa.szukacz.pl
- Jewish Community in Lipsko on Virtual Shtetl