Czarnków

Czarnków [ˈt͡ʂarŋkuf] (German: Scharnikau, before 1939: Czarnikau)[1] is a town in Poland in Czarnków-Trzcianka County in Greater Poland Voivodeship, previously in Piła Voivodeship (1975-1998). It has 12,000 inhabitants.

For other places with the same name, see Czarnków (disambiguation).
Czarnków
Town Hall
Coat of arms
Czarnków
Coordinates: 52°54′N 16°34′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyCzarnków-Trzcianka
GminaCzarnków (urban gmina)
Area
 • Total9.7 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total11,356
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Postal code
64-700
Websitehttp://www.czarnkow.pl

The town lies on the Noteć river. Because there are many hills around the town, the area is called Szwajcaria Czarnkowska ("Czarnków's Switzerland").

History

First time noted in early 12th century in Gallus Anonymus Chronicle. At this time Czarnków was a grad of pagan Pomeranians and was ruled by local Pomeranian ruler Gniewomir. It was conquered by Polish prince Bolesław III Wrymouth in 1108. From 1244 until 1407 Czarnków was the seat of a castellany. From early 14th until the middle of the 17th century Czarnków was in the hands of the noble family of Nałęcz (they changed name for "Czarnkowski"). The Czarnkowski family build a new castle (first time noted 1331 and destroyed at the end of the 17th century) and established before 1369 town privileges. From 1772-1919 the town belonged to the Kingdom of Prussia and Imperial Germany.

After World War I the town became part of the Second Polish Republic and lay on the German-Polish border. The western part of the town remained within Weimar Germany and was renamed "Deutsch Czarnikau" in 1920 and "Scharnikau" in 1937

Historical attractions
  • medieval plan of city
  • 16th-century church of Saint Mary Magdalene
  • 19th-century city hall
  • 18-19th-century houses
  • remnants of 19th-century Jewish cemetery

People

International relations
District municipal offices in Czarnków
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Twin towns — Sister cities

Czarnków is twinned with:

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References
  1. "Former Territory of Germany" (in German). 2017-11-07.



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