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Chorzele

Coordinates: 53°15′N 20°54′E / 53.250°N 20.900°E / 53.250; 20.900
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Chorzele
View towards the town
View towards the town
Flag of Chorzele
Coat of arms of Chorzele
Chorzele is located in Poland
Chorzele
Chorzele
Coordinates: 53°15′N 20°54′E / 53.250°N 20.900°E / 53.250; 20.900
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyPrzasnysz
GminaChorzele
Established15th century
Town rights1542-1870, 1919
Government
 • MayorBeata Szczepankowska (since 2010)
Area
 • Total17.51 km2 (6.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total2,783
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
06-330
Area code+48 29
Car platesWPZ
Websitehttp://www.chorzele.pl/

Chorzele [xɔˈʐɛlɛ] (German: Chorzellern) is a town in Przasnysz County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,799 inhabitants (2004).

It was the royal city of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom. The governmental city of the Congress Kingdom.

According to data as of December 31, 2013 the city had 2939 inhabitants.

The town is crossed by the national road No. 57 Bartoszyce - Pułtusk and provincial roads 614 to Myszyniec and 616 to Ciechanów. The international airport in Szymany is located 25 km north of the city

History

1472 - the first mention of Chorzele, a settlement situated on the edge of the forest

1542 - town rights, the town is a royal settlement, which had trade contacts with Russia

1690 - granting privileges after the destruction of the town by the Swedes

1795 - in the Prussian partition

The nineteenth century. - development of industry, rapid growth of the Jewish population, large livestock fairs

1807 - in the Duchy of Warsaw

1815 - in the Kingdom of Poland

1863-1864 - place of victorious battles between insurgents and Russian troops

1870-1919 - Revoked municipal rights

1905 - Chorzele is inhabited by 2,301 Jews, constituting 57% of the population

1914-1918 - war damages that will limit the development of the city in the twentieth century

1916 - obtaining a railway connection

In the interwar period, he was stationed in the town at the Border Guard station.

1939-1945 - incorporated into the Third Reich, total extermination of the Jewish population

20 January 1945 - occupation of Chorzele by the Soviet troops of the 32nd Cavalry Division of the 3rd Army

1945 - in December, a unit of the independence underground broke the arrest of the Citizen's Militia and released 14 soldiers of the underground.

1975 - Municipality of Chorzele within the framework of Ostrołęka Voivodeship

since 1999 under the county of Przasnysz (Masovian Voivodeship)

Monuments

Monuments include:

  • Holy Trinity Church from 1878-1930.
  • A malfunctioning wooden windmill from the 19th century.
  • A statue of Tadeusz Kosciuszko.
  • A 19th-century Jewish cemetery devastated during the German occupation.

Culture

There are festivals in Chorzele, such as the folklore meeting or Sundays in the city. In addition, art and recitation competitions and a song festival are organized. There is a Public Library in the city. There are also firefighting competitions.

Mayors of Chorzele

  • Krzysztof Nieliwodzki (1998-1999)
  • Janusz Nidzgorski (1999-2002)
  • Andrzej Krawczyk (2002-2006)
  • Wojciech Kobyliński (2006-2010)
  • Beata Szczepankowska (since 2010)

References