Pogorzela, Greater Poland Voivodeship

For the village of the same name, see Pogorzela, Opole Voivodeship.

Pogorzela
Town hall
Coat of arms
Pogorzela
Coordinates: 51°49′15″N 17°14′5″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Gostyń
Gmina	Pogorzela
Area
• Total	4.34 km2 (1.68 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	1,974
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal code	63–860
Website	http://www.pogorzela.pl

Pogorzela [pɔɡɔˈʐɛla] (German: Brandenstein) is a town in Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,958 inhabitants (as of 2004). Pogorzela is located on the western edge of the Kalisz Upland, at the junction of county roads Krotoszyn-Gostyń and the Koźmin-Krobia.

HIstory

Pogorzela is first mentioned in the early 15th century when the town was owned by Wczelów-Pogorzelskich. It is notable as the birthplace of Preczlaw of Pogarell a medieval Roman Catholic Bishop of Wrocław. In the 16th century the town became a center of Lutheranism, and in the 18th century became a centre of light industries.

In 1999 Pogorzela was administratively moved from Krotoszyn County to Gostyń County.

Landmarks

• Pogorzela Town Hall
• Late-Baroque church, built between 1778–1785
• Ratusz Memorial in honor of the victims of the Nazi occupation of Poland.
• Tyszkiewicz Palace,
• The Château Park, now a City Park,
• Windmill of 1870.
• Cemetery
• Former synagogue gutted during World War II