Tczew
Bridge over Vistula River (19th century)
Coat of arms
Tczew
Coordinates: 54°06′N 18°43′E / 54.1, 18.717
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
Powiat	Tczew County
Gmina	Tczew
Established	12th century
City Rights	1260
Government
- Mayor	Zenon Odya
Area
- Town	22.26 km²  (8.6 sq mi)
Population (2004)
- Town	60,660
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	83-110
Area code(s)	+48 58
Car Plates	GTC
Website: www.tczew.pl

Tczew (German: Dirschau (help· info); Kashubian: Dërszewò) is a town on the Vistula River in Eastern Pomerania, Kociewie, northern Poland with 60,128 inhabitants (1 January 2005). It is an important railway junction with a classification yard dating to the Prussian Eastern Railway (German: Preußische Ostbahn). The city is known for its attractive old town and the Vistula Bridge, or Bridge of Tczew, damaged during World War II. Image File history File links Tczew_Mosty. ... For other uses, see Vistula (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links POL_Tczew_COA_1. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... 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). ... Capital city GdaÅ„sk Area 18,293 km² Population (2004)  - Density 2,192,000 120/km² Powiats  - Urban counties  - Land counties 4 16 Communes 123 Logo of Pomeranian Voivodeship Sea port in GdaÅ„sk The Sea Towers in Gdynia will be the tallest building (138 m) in Poland outside Warsaw... The following is a list of powiats in Poland. ... Tczew County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 35 km south of GdaÅ„sk , in Poland, in Pomorze Voivodship. ... The municipality or commune (Polish: gmina, plural: gminy) is the principal unit (lowest level) of territorial division in Poland. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... The magnificent Cathedral of Chartres was dedicated in 1260. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries that do not observe summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries that do not observe summer time Central European Summer Time (CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Eastern European Time Central Africa Time Israel Standard Time South Africa Standard Time Central European Summer Time West Africa Summer Time Category: ... // 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. ... Image File history File links Dirschau. ... Kashubian or Cassubian (Kashubian: kaszëbsczi jãzëk, pòmòrsczi jãzëk, kaszëbskò-sÅ‚owiÅ„skô mòwa) is one of the Lechitic languages, which are a group of Slavic languages. ... Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, United States, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... For other uses, see Vistula (disambiguation). ... Eastern Pomerania (also Pomerelia, East Pomerania, GdaÅ„sk Pomerania, Vistula Pomerania, Polish: , German: ), is a geographical and historical region in the east of Pomerania in northern Poland. ... Kociewie is a region in northern Poland, Pomerania, south of Gdansk . ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Stub ... Chicago and North Western Railways Proviso Yard in Chicago, Illinois, December 1942. ... Main routes of the Prussian Eastern Railway marked on map of 1905 Bridge over the Vistula near Dirschau (Tczew) The Prussian Eastern Railway (German: ) was the railway in the eastern Kingdom of Prussia until 1918. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

It is the capital of Tczew County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously a town in Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975-1998). Tczew County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 35 km south of GdaÅ„sk , in Poland, in Pomorze Voivodship. ... Capital city GdaÅ„sk Area 18,293 km² Population (2004)  - Density 2,192,000 120/km² Powiats  - Urban counties  - Land counties 4 16 Communes 123 Logo of Pomeranian Voivodeship Sea port in GdaÅ„sk The Sea Towers in Gdynia will be the tallest building (138 m) in Poland outside Warsaw... The name GdaÅ„sk Voivodeship has been used twice to designate local governments in Poland. ...

History

Tczew was first mentioned as Trsow in a privilege of the Knights Hospitaller in 1198. By 1252 the settlement was known by the names Tczew and Dirschau, and in 1258 Tczew hosted the first city council in Poland. It received Lübeck rights from Duke Sambor II in 1260. Tczew was captured by Heinrich von Plötzke of the Teutonic Knights in 1308, but was rebuilt from 1364-1384 and granted Kulm law. After the Peace of Toruń in 1466, Tczew was transferred from the Teutonic Order to the newly-created Polish province of Royal Prussia. Baron Vassiliev, a 19th-century Knight Commander The Knights Hospitaller (also known as the Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, Knights of Malta, Knights of Rhodes, and Chevaliers of Malta) was an organization that began as an Amalfitan hospital founded in Jerusalem in 1080... Lübeck law (German: ) was from the 13th century in the Middle Ages the foundation for German town laws in many neighbouring cities on the Baltic Sea, named after the Hanseatic city of Lübeck, Germany. ... Heinrich von Plötzke was an officer of the Teutonic Order during the late 13th and early 14th centuries. ... For the state, see Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights. ... Kulm law or Chelmno law (German: , Kulmer Handfeste; Lithuanian: ; Polish: ) was a legal constitution for a municipal form of government used in several Central European cities during the Middle Ages. ... The Second Treaty of ToruÅ„, Zweiter Friede von Thorn, (also referred to as Peace of ToruÅ„ 1466) was a peace treaty signed in the Hanse city of Thorn/ToruÅ„ on October 19, 1466 between the Polish king, the Prussian cities, and duke of Pomerania on one side, and the Teutonic... Map of Royal Prussia (light pink) History  - Established October 19, 1466  - Loss of autonomy 1 July 1569  - Annexed August 5, 1772 Royal Prussia (German: ; Polish: ) was a province of the Kingdom of Poland and then the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1569 to 1772. ...

During the Protestant Reformation most of Tczew's inhabitants converted to Lutheranism. In 1577 the town was burnt to the ground by troops of King Stefan Batory of Poland after they defeated a rebellion by Gdańsk. A 1630 map by Willem Blaeu of the German Empire shows the city name Dirschau, as well as Kirchenbuecher (churchbooks) starting in 1637 of the mostly Protestant city. Although Tczew was rebuilt, it then suffered during the Polish-Swedish Wars. “Reformation” redirects here. ... Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestant Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther. ... For other persons of the same name, see Báthory. ... Motto: Nec temere, nec timide (No rashness, no timidness) Coordinates: , Country Poland Voivodeship Pomeranian Powiat city county Gmina GdaÅ„sk Established 10th century City Rights 1263 Government  - Mayor PaweÅ‚ Adamowicz Area  - City 262 km²  (101. ... Willem Jansz Blaeu Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571 – 1638), also rendered Willem Jansz Blaeu, was a Dutch cartographer and atlas maker, born in Alkmaar. ... The Polish-Swedish Wars refer to a series of wars between Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden, in the wider meaning to the series of wars in which both Sweden and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth participated between 1563 and 1721, in the narrower meaning to denote the two wars between 1600 and...

The town was annexed from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by the Kingdom of Prussia during the Partitions of Poland. It was occupied by Polish troops of General Jan Henryk Dąbrowski in 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars, but became Prussian again in 1815. It became part of the German Empire in 1871. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Anthem Preußenlied, Heil dir im Siegerkranz (both unofficial) The Kingdom of Prussia at its greatest extent, at the time of the formation of the German Empire, 1871 Capital Berlin Government Monarchy King  - 1701 — 1713 Frederick I (first)  - 1888 — 1918 William II (last) Prime minister  - 1848 Adolf Heinrich von Arnim... The Partitions of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Polish: Rozbiór Polski or Rozbiory Polski; Lithuanian: Lietuvos-Lenkijos padalijimai, Belarusian: Падзелы Рэчы Паспалітай) took place in the 18th century and ended the existence of the sovereign Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ... Jan Henryk Dabrowski Jan Henryk DÄ…browski (b. ... Combatants Austria[1] Portugal Prussia[1] Russia[2] Sicily  Spain[3]  Sweden United Kingdom[4] French Empire Holland Italy Naples [5] Duchy of Warsaw Bavaria[6] Saxony[7] Denmark-Norway [8] Commanders Archduke Charles Prince Schwarzenberg Karl Mack von Leiberich João Francisco de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun Gebhard von... For German colonial territories, see German Colonial Empire. ...

Tczew grew rapidly during the 19th century after the opening of a railroad line connecting Berlin and Königsberg. The Prussian census of 1905 counted 15,144 Polish or Kashubian-speaking citizens and 25,466 German-speaking citizens in the town. This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... Kaliningrad (Russian: ; Lithuanian: Karaliaučius; German  , Polish: Królewiec; briefly Russified as Kyonigsberg), is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea. ... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ...

After World War I Treaty of Versailles, Tczew became part of the Second Polish Republic when troops of General Józef Haller entered the town on January 30, 1920. During the Interwar period, Tczew was famous for its maritime academy (later moved to Gdynia). “The Great War ” redirects here. ... This article is about the Treaty of Versailles of June 28 1919, which ended World War I. For other uses, see Treaty of Versailles (disambiguation) . The Treaty of Versailles (1919) was a peace treaty which officially ended World War I between the Allied and Associated Powers and Germany. ... Anthem: Mazurek DÄ…browskiego Capital Warsaw Language(s) Polish Government Republic President List Prime minister List Legislature Sejm Historical era Interwar period  - World War I November 11, 1918  - Invasion November 2, 1939 Area  - 1939 388,600 km2 150,039 sq mi Population  - 1939 est. ... Józef Haller Józef Haller de Hallenburg (August 13, 1873 - June 4, 1960) was a Polish general and politician. ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Europe between 1929 and 1938. ... Gdynia (IPA: , German: (until 1939 and after 1945) / Gotenhafen (1939-1945); Kashubian: ) is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport at GdaÅ„sk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea. ...

According to the city's website, Tczew was the location of the start of World War II when German bombers attacked local targets at 04:34 on 1 September 1939 (the shelling of Westerplatte commenced at 04:45). The town was occupied by Nazi Germany during the war and liberated in 1945. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Poland Nazi Germany Commanders Henryk Sucharski (nominal) Franciszek DÄ…browski (de-facto) Friedrich Eberhardt (land) Gustav Kleikamp (sea) Strength 182 soldiers 25 civilians 1 M1902 gun 2 Bofors 37 mm AT guns 4 Brandt 81 mm mortars 41 MGs 3,500 soldiers 47-70 Stuka dive bombers 65 guns... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ...

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of Tczew depicts a red griffin in honor of Duke Sambor II, who granted the town municipal rights in 1260. A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... For other uses, see Griffin (disambiguation). ... Lübecks law was from the 13th century in the Middle Ages the foundation for municipal laws in many neighbouring cities on the Baltic Sea. ...

Famous residents

• Johann Reinhold Forster (1729-1798), naturalist
• Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898-1995), photographer
• Grzegorz Ciechowski (1957-2001), singer, compositor, musical producer
• Grzegorz Kołodko (1949-present), professor of economics
• Marcin Mięciel (1975-present), footballer
• Zbigniew Robert Promiński (1978-present), black/death metal drummer

Johann Reinhold Forster Johann Reinhold Forster and Georg Forster in Tahiti, by John Francis Rigaud (1742-1810), 1780. ... Alfred Eisenstaedt (December 6, 1898[1] – August 24, 1995) was a German American photographer and photojournalist. ... Grzegorz W. Kołodko (born January 28, 1949 in Tczew, Poland) - professor of economics, renowned polish economist specializing in development economy, system reforms and public finances. ... Marcin Mięciel (born December 22, 1975 in Gdynia) is a Polish footballer who plays for PAOK. Categories: | | | | | | ... Z. Promiński, 2003 Zbigniew Robert Promiński (b. ...

Population

1960: 33,700 inhabitants
1970: 41,100 inhabitants
1975: 47,000 inhabitants
1980: 53,600 inhabitants
1990: 59,500 inhabitants
1995: 60,600 inhabitants
2000: 61,200 inhabitants
2001: 61,400 inhabitants
2002: 60,000 inhabitants
2005: 60,128 inhabitants

Twin cities

Tczew is twinned with: Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ...

• Witten, Germany, since 1990
• Kursk, Russia, since 1996
• Werder (Havel), Germany, since 1998
• Lev Hasharon, Israel, since 1997
• Biržai, Lithuania, since 1997
• London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, United Kingdom, since 1999
• Dębno, Poland, since 2000
• Beauvais, France, since 2005
• Illichivsk, Ukraine, since 2006
• Aizkraukle, Latvia, since 2007

Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... For other uses, see Witten (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Kursk (Russian: ; pronunciation: koorsk; IPA: ) is a city in the western part of Central Russia, at the confluence of Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Werder, also called Werder Havel, Werder upon Havel and sometimes just Havel, is a city in Germany, located in the Potsdam-Mittelmark Kreis (district) of Brandenburg, one of Germanys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), just west of the regions capital city of Potsdam. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Israel. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ... Location Ethnographic region Aukštaitija County Panevėžys County Municipality Biržai district municipality Elderate Number of elderates Coordinates 56°12′N 24°45′E General information Capital of Biržai district municipality Biržai town elderate Population (rank) 15,262 in 2001 (23rd) First mentioned 1455 Granted city rights... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is a London borough in East London and forms part of Outer London. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Dębno - is a Polish Coat of Arms. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Beauvais is a town and commune of northern France, préfecture (capital) of the Oise département. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Illichivsk is a port town in Odessa Oblast, Ukraine. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Latvia. ... Aizkraukle (German: ) is a town in central Latvia. ...

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Tczew

• Municipal webpage (Polish)
• News and calendar (Polish)
• News and information from Tczew (Polish)
• Radio Fabryka - local radio (Polish)
• Birth, marriage and death records, 1637-1944

Coordinates: 54°06′N, 18°48′E Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...