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:''For other meanings, see Konin (disambiguation).''
'Konin' is a town on the Warta river in central Poland. It is the capital of Konin County. Since 1999, it has been in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. Previously, it was the capital of Konin Voivodeship (1975-1998).
Konin has 80,355 inhabitants (2005).
In the 17th century, epidemics, fires and war with Sweden provoked the decline of the town. In 1815, with the dissolution of the Duchy of Warsaw, Konin was returned in the Royaume de Congrès controlled by Russia. In 1853, the town participated in the January Insurrection. The repression of the Tsarist authorities was severe and the town went on to fear the statue of the Regional Centre for a long time.
The economic situation of the town did not improve when Poland regained its independence in 1918. The living conditions of residents were miserable. There was no network for distribution of water, and no sewers. The town did not benefit from the Industrial Revolution. The inter-war econonomic crisis was harshly felt. The situation did not begin to improve until the ''désenclavement'' of the town, thanks to the opening of the Poznań-Warsaw ''steel-tipped route (railway?)'' and the construction of the canal in the Gopło lake which relied on the Warta River, which borders the town.
During the Second World War, Konin was part of the land annexed by Nazi Germany (''Reichsgau Wartheland''). In the town's surrounding forests, the Nazis carried out mass executions of Poles, mostly Jews. Jews had represented 30% of Konin's population prior to the war. A descendant of Konin Jews, Theo Richmond, wrote ''Konin: A Quest'', the most extensive history of Jewish life in the town ever to appear in English.
★ Zespół Elektrowni PÄ…tnów-Adamów-Konin SA, Konin
★ Kopalnia WÄ™gla Brunatnego Konin SA, Kleczew
★ Aluminium Konin-Impexmetal SA, Konin
★ Wyższa SzkoÅ‚a Kupiecka in Åódź, branch in Konin
★ PaÅ„stwowa Wyższa SzkoÅ‚a Zawodowa - see http://www.pwsz.konin.edu.pl/
★ Aluminium Konin - football team (2nd league 2003/2004)
Members of Parliament (Sejm) elected from Konin constituency
★ PaweÅ‚ Arndt, PO
★ Alfred Budner, ''non-party''
★ Zbigniew Dolata, PiS
★ Eugeniusz Grzeszczak, PSL
★ Adam Hofman, PiS
★ Tomasz Nowak, PO
★ Józef Pilarz, ''non-party''
★ Andrzej RuciÅ„ski, PiS
★ Tadeusz Tomaszewski, SLD
★ Wakefield, England
Theo Richmond, ''Konin: A Quest'', Jonathan Cape, London, 1995 Konin: One Man's Quest for a Vanished Jewish Community
★ Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
★ Reni Jusis
★ Official town website
★ Konin Regional Web Portal - www.ekonin.net
St Andrew's Church in Konin
'Konin' is a town on the Warta river in central Poland. It is the capital of Konin County. Since 1999, it has been in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. Previously, it was the capital of Konin Voivodeship (1975-1998).
Konin has 80,355 inhabitants (2005).
| Contents |
| History |
| Economy |
| Major corporations |
| Education |
| Sports |
| Politics |
| Konin constituency |
| Sister cities |
| References |
| Famous people from Konin |
| External links |
History
In the 17th century, epidemics, fires and war with Sweden provoked the decline of the town. In 1815, with the dissolution of the Duchy of Warsaw, Konin was returned in the Royaume de Congrès controlled by Russia. In 1853, the town participated in the January Insurrection. The repression of the Tsarist authorities was severe and the town went on to fear the statue of the Regional Centre for a long time.
The economic situation of the town did not improve when Poland regained its independence in 1918. The living conditions of residents were miserable. There was no network for distribution of water, and no sewers. The town did not benefit from the Industrial Revolution. The inter-war econonomic crisis was harshly felt. The situation did not begin to improve until the ''désenclavement'' of the town, thanks to the opening of the Poznań-Warsaw ''steel-tipped route (railway?)'' and the construction of the canal in the Gopło lake which relied on the Warta River, which borders the town.
During the Second World War, Konin was part of the land annexed by Nazi Germany (''Reichsgau Wartheland''). In the town's surrounding forests, the Nazis carried out mass executions of Poles, mostly Jews. Jews had represented 30% of Konin's population prior to the war. A descendant of Konin Jews, Theo Richmond, wrote ''Konin: A Quest'', the most extensive history of Jewish life in the town ever to appear in English.
Economy
Major corporations
★ Zespół Elektrowni PÄ…tnów-Adamów-Konin SA, Konin
★ Kopalnia WÄ™gla Brunatnego Konin SA, Kleczew
★ Aluminium Konin-Impexmetal SA, Konin
Education
★ Wyższa SzkoÅ‚a Kupiecka in Åódź, branch in Konin
★ PaÅ„stwowa Wyższa SzkoÅ‚a Zawodowa - see http://www.pwsz.konin.edu.pl/
Sports
★ Aluminium Konin - football team (2nd league 2003/2004)
Politics
Konin constituency
Members of Parliament (Sejm) elected from Konin constituency
★ PaweÅ‚ Arndt, PO
★ Alfred Budner, ''non-party''
★ Zbigniew Dolata, PiS
★ Eugeniusz Grzeszczak, PSL
★ Adam Hofman, PiS
★ Tomasz Nowak, PO
★ Józef Pilarz, ''non-party''
★ Andrzej RuciÅ„ski, PiS
★ Tadeusz Tomaszewski, SLD
Sister cities
★ Wakefield, England
References
Theo Richmond, ''Konin: A Quest'', Jonathan Cape, London, 1995 Konin: One Man's Quest for a Vanished Jewish Community
Famous people from Konin
★ Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
★ Reni Jusis
External links
★ Official town website
★ Konin Regional Web Portal - www.ekonin.net
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