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Encyclopedia > Czersk
Czersk
Coat of arms of Czersk
(Coat of arms)
Country Poland
Voivodeship Pomerania
Mayor Marek Jankowski
Area 9,73 km²
Population
 - city
 - urban
 - density

9 445(2004)

970,7/km²
City rights 1386, again 1926
Area code +48 52
Car plates GCH
Municipal Website

Czersk is a town in northern Poland in Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship. Image File history File links POL_Czersk_COA.svg‎ pl: Herb Czersk File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Czersk ... Look up country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A Voivodship (also voivodeship, Romanian: Voievodat, Polish: Województwo, Serbian: Vojvodstvo or Vojvodina) was a feudal state in medieval Romania, Hungary, Poland, Russia and Serbia (see Vojvodina), ruled by a Voivod (voivode). ... Pomerania Voivodeship (Polish: województwo pomorskie) is an administrative region or voivodeship in northern Poland within the historic region of Eastern Pomerania. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Events Battle of Sempach: Swiss safeguard independence from Habsburg rule End of reign of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... // Introduction to this topic - includes background information for people living outside Poland Common to many countries - in fact there is a growing tendency to do so since the UK also began regionalising plates in 2002 - Poland has the region of registration of the vehicle encoded in the number plate. ... Chojnice County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 100 km southwest of Gdańsk , in Poland, in Pomorze Voivodship. ...


On the 1st of July 2006 this municipality celebrated 80 years of granting this community (July 1, 1926) the status of the City. This community after second World War for years under communist disfunctional oppressive administration in PRL was intentionally deprived modern development mainly due to enforcement off Russian anti-development doctrins by the communists, keeping people under-educated, isolated and below any acceptable world poverty level. Today the centrum of City of Czersk in downtown is the Village Square. The infrastructure was recently modernized, rebuilt roadway system, modern center of commers, 400 seats sport hall, water and wastewater treatment systems, railroad station. The historical treasures are Neo-baroque-style parish church, and the aging ruins of the historic Czersk castle. The oldest described and documented church is from the year of 1584. The recent church was erected between 1910-1913 based on the project of F.O. Hossfed. The local industries include timber processing mills, brick factory, paper plant, woving plant, furniture, metallurgy and factory of agricultural equipment, brewery, large trout farm, and food processing. The craft and commerce are fluorishing. PRL can refer to: Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa (Peoples Republic of Poland) Parti Réformateur Libéral Preferred Roaming List (cellphones) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Chicago from the air. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Central business district. ... Sewage treatment is the process that removes the majority of the contaminants from waste-water or sewage and produces both a liquid effluent suitable for disposal to the natural environment and a sludge. ... The foyer of the Paris Opera, built by Charles Garnier Neo-baroque is a term used to describe artistic creations which display important aspects of Baroque style, but are not from the Baroque period proper. ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...


History

The most significant historical dates of City of Czersk: Chicago from the air. ...

  • XIII century – The establishment of the parish community including Rytel, Łąg, Mokre, Malachin;
  • 1309 - The oldest historical evidence supports the fact the growth of the settlement after Teutonic Knights have overtaken the Pomeranian Gdańsk and establishing the Tuchola community. At that time Czersk was a country site with operating mill, inn, bitumic trade and bees farms.
  • 1330 – The first historical ucknowledgment of Czersk community;
  • 1584 – Publication about first and the oldest known description of the Czersk church;
  • 1827 – The first carriages are crossing Czersk the horse carriage tract between Berlin and Królewiec;
  • 1873 – Opening of Eastern Railroad Berlin – Królewiec; first major commercial economical development;
  • 1887 – Startup of Herman Shütta enterprise – presently Czersk Furniture Factory KLOSE; The beginning of history of furniture manufacturing in Czersk;
  • 1913 – Completion of construction of still existing Czersk Church;
  • 1914 - 1918 – First World War; Through the prisoner camp located around Łukow passed about 50,000 war prisoners mainly Russian;
  • July, 1 1926 r. – Czersk receive from the than Polish Government the City rights;
  • September 1, 1939 – February 21, 1945 – Second World War with the period of Hitler's Nazi occupation (harassment, killing, executions and murders of citizens of Czersk and surrounding terrains, murders of inteligencia, political and administrative personnel). Establishment of armed partisan formation, undercover operation of very poorly armed partisans resistance;
  • February 21, 1945 – Entry of Red Army to Czersk, murder of citizens by the "victorious" Russian Red Army. The end of Hitler's Nazi occupation;
  • May 27, 1990 – First after II World War alleged democratic election with self-determination of Czersk community;
  • 1994 – 2002 – Construction of new center of commerce around J.Ostrowski street;
  • January 19, 2001 – Compleation of 400 seats Sport's arena Hall named after R.Bruski;
  • Starting from 1990 – Systematic development of modern infrastructure (potable water system, sewer system and wastewater treatment plants (Czersk and Rytl), heating gas distribution, development of modern road system, modernisation of railroad);

During the 12th century this was a significant settlement along the Vistula river. A brick castle was built on a hill here around 1388 by Prince Janusz I|Janusz the First, and it became the capital of the Mazovian Duchy. On or about 15th century, the Vistula river bed shifted moving away from City of Czersk. As a consequence the site fell into obscurity and the castle began to deteriorate. During the Swedish invasion in 16551660 the castle was nearly destroyed. The castle was almost rebuilt and restored17621766 by Marshal Franciszek Bieliński, it fell into ruins following his death. Today still atractive castle ruins and the picturesque geographical surrounding of the city are the major tourist attraction. A community usually refers to a group of people who interact and share certain things as a group, but it can refer to various collections of living things sharing an environment, plant or animal. ... 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