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| 1777 || align="right" | 1,797<ref name="HHS" >[[Udo Arnold]], ed.: ''Handbuch der historischen Stätten: Ost und Westpreußen'', Kröner, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-520-31701-X, p. 190.</ref> ||
| 1777 || align="right" | 1,797
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| 1782 || align="right" | 1,878 || incl. 203 persons belonging to the garrison<br> (staff and one squadron of a dragoon regiment)<ref name="JFG">[[Johann Friedrich Goldbeck]]: ''Volständige Topographie des Königreichs Preussen''. Part II: ''Topographie von West-Preussen'', Marienwerder 1789, [http://books.google.de/books?id=SQw_AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA6 p. 6, no 2.]</ref>
| 1782 || align="right" | 1,878
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| 1831 || align="right" | 2,722<ref name="AEP" >August Eduard Preuß: ''Preußische Landes- und Volkskunde''. Königsberg 1835, [http://books.google.de/books?id=L_sAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA441 p. 441.]</ref> ||
| 1831 || align="right" | 2,722
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| 1875 || align="right" | 3,542
| 1875 || align="right" | 3,542<ref name="VWG" /> ||
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| 1880 || align="right" | 3,718
| 1880 || align="right" | 3,718<ref name="VWG" /> ||
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| 1890 || align="right" | 4,586 || incl. 643 Catholics and 123 Jews<ref name="VWG" >Michael Rademacher: ''[http://www.verwaltungsgeschichte.de/rosenberg_op.html Deutsche Verwaltungsgeschichte Provinz Westpreußen, Kreis Rosenberg]'' (2006).</ref>
| 1890 || align="right" | 4,586
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| 1900 || align="right" | 5,032
| 1900 || align="right" | 5,032<ref name="HHS" /> ||
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| 1905 || align="right" | 4,826 || mostly Protestants<ref>''Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon'', 6th edition, Vol. 16, Leipzig 1909, pp. 925–926.</ref>
| 1905 || align="right" | 4,826
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| 1925 || align="right" | 5,340
| 1925 || align="right" | 5,340 || mostly Protestants<ref>''Der Große Brockhaus'', 15th edition, Vol. 15, Leipzig 1933, p. 734.</ref>
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| 1933 || align="right" | 6,116
| 1933 || align="right" | 6,116<ref name="VWG" /> ||
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| 1939 || align="right" | 8,093
| 1939 || align="right" | 8,093<ref name="VWG" /> ||
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| 2006 || align="right" | 8,488
| 2006 || align="right" | 8,488 ||
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<ref name="JFG">[[Johann Friedrich Goldbeck]]: ''Volständige Topographie des Königreichs Preussen''. Part II: ''Topographie von West-Preussen'', Marienwerder 1789, [http://books.google.de/books?id=SQw_AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA6 p. 6, no 2.]</ref><ref>''Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon'', 6th edition, Vol. 16, Leipzig 1909, pp. 925–926.</ref><ref name="VWG" >Michael Rademacher: ''[http://www.verwaltungsgeschichte.de/rosenberg_op.html Deutsche Verwaltungsgeschichte Provinz Westpreußen, Kreis Rosenberg]'' (2006).</ref><ref name="AEP" >August Eduard Preuß: ''Preußische Landes- und Volkskunde''. Königsberg 1835, [http://books.google.de/books?id=L_sAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA441 p. 441.]</ref>
<ref name="JFG">[[Johann Friedrich Goldbeck]]: ''Volständige Topographie des Königreichs Preussen''. Part II: ''Topographie von West-Preussen'', Marienwerder 1789, [http://books.google.de/books?id=SQw_AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA6 p. 6, no 2.]</ref><ref>''Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon'', 6th edition, Vol. 16, Leipzig 1909, pp. 925–926.</ref><ref name="VWG" >Michael Rademacher: ''[http://www.verwaltungsgeschichte.de/rosenberg_op.html Deutsche Verwaltungsgeschichte Provinz Westpreußen, Kreis Rosenberg]'' (2006).</ref><ref name="AEP" >August Eduard Preuß: ''Preußische Landes- und Volkskunde''. Königsberg 1835, [http://books.google.de/books?id=L_sAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA441 p. 441.]</ref>

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See also: Prabuty, Masovian Voivodeship
Prabuty
Cathedral in Prabuty (1st half of 14th century)
Cathedral in Prabuty (1st half of 14th century)
Coat of arms of Prabuty
Coat of arms
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyKwidzyn
GminaPrabuty
Town rights1330
Government
 • MayorBogdan Józef Pawłowski
Area
 • Total5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total8,488
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
82–550
Area code+48 55
Car platesGKW
Websitehttp://www.prabuty.pl

Prabuty [praˈbutɨ] (German: Riesenburg) is a town in Kwidzyn County within the Pomeranian Voivodeship of northern Poland. In the period between 1975–98 Prabuty were part of the Elbląg Voivodeship.

Geographical location

Prabuty is located approximately 18 kilometers east of Kwidzyn, 75 kilometers south-east of Gdańsk and 133 kilometers south-west of Kaliningrad.

Prabuty is an important rail junction on the Warszawa–Gdynia railway.

History

In 1236, the Teutonic Knights under Henry III, Margrave of Meissen, destroyed an Old Prussian fortress between the lakes Sorgensee[1] (jez. Dzierzgon) and Liwieniec. The town was first mentioned in 1250 as Riesenburg. The village growing around the castle and received Culm law (Prawo chełmińskie) city rights on 30 October 1330[2] from bishop Rudolf of Pomesania (1322–1332).

In 1451 the town council joined the Prussian Confederation that opposed the Teutonic Order, but bishop Kaspar Linke expelled the councilors and confiscated their property. After the Battle of Chojnice, in which Polish forces were defeated, the town sided with the Order again.[citation needed]

After the Thirteen Years' War and the Second Peace of Thorn (1466) the town became part of Poland although Pomesanian bishops retained their rule over the area. A synod was held in the town in 1556.

Prabuty suffered during the 17th century Polish-Swedish wars. In 1628 half of it burnt down, and in 1688 it burnt down completely.[3] In 1722 fire caused great destructions.[3]

After the First Partition of Poland in 1772, the town was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia. It became part of the new Prussian province of West Prussia in 1773. In 1871 the town became part of the German Empire in the framework of the Prussian-led unification of Germany. Until 1919 Riesenburg belonged to the administrative district of Regierungsbezirk Marienwerder in the Province of West Prussia.

After World War I, a referendum was held concerning the future nationality of the town. From 1920 to 1939 Riesenburg belonged to the administrative district of Regierungsbezik Westpreußen in the Province of East Prussia and from October 26, 1939, to 1945 to the district Regierungsbezirk Marienwerder in the province of Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia.

The town was captured by the Soviet Red Army in 1945 during World War II. It then became part of Poland. Most of the former East-Prussian inhabitants were expelled and replaced by Poles from regions east of the Curzon Line, in particular from the former Polish Kresy Wschodnie.

Heinz Heydrich (1905–44, suicide), brother of Reinhard Heydrich, is buried in a soldiers cemetery Riesenburg, according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt).

Number of inhabitants by year

Year Number Remarks
1777 1,797[4]
1782 1,878 incl. 203 persons belonging to the garrison
(staff and one squadron of a dragoon regiment)[3]
1831 2,722[5]
1875 3,542[6]
1880 3,718[6]
1890 4,586 incl. 643 Catholics and 123 Jews[6]
1900 5,032[4]
1905 4,826 mostly Protestants[7]
1925 5,340 mostly Protestants[8]
1933 6,116[6]
1939 8,093[6]
2006 8,488


[3][9][6][5]

References

  1. ^ ostpreussen.net Geschichte von Prabuty – Riesenburg
  2. ^ "History of Prabuty".
  3. ^ a b c d Johann Friedrich Goldbeck: Volständige Topographie des Königreichs Preussen. Part II: Topographie von West-Preussen, Marienwerder 1789, p. 6, no 2.
  4. ^ a b Udo Arnold, ed.: Handbuch der historischen Stätten: Ost und Westpreußen, Kröner, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-520-31701-X, p. 190.
  5. ^ a b August Eduard Preuß: Preußische Landes- und Volkskunde. Königsberg 1835, p. 441.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Michael Rademacher: Deutsche Verwaltungsgeschichte Provinz Westpreußen, Kreis Rosenberg (2006).
  7. ^ Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon, 6th edition, Vol. 16, Leipzig 1909, pp. 925–926.
  8. ^ Der Große Brockhaus, 15th edition, Vol. 15, Leipzig 1933, p. 734.
  9. ^ Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon, 6th edition, Vol. 16, Leipzig 1909, pp. 925–926.


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