Stęszew

Stęszew
Coat of arms
Stęszew
Coordinates: 52°16′N 16°42′E / 52.267°N 16.700°E / 52.267; 16.700
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Poznań
Gmina	Stęszew
Town rights	1370
Government
• Mayor	Włodzimierz Pinczak
Area
• Total	5.63 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	5,339
• Density	950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	62-060
Area code(s)	+48 61
Car plates	POZ
Climate	Cfb
Website	http://www.steszew.pl

Stęszew [ˈstɛ̃ʂɛf] (German Stenschewo, German-nazi Seenbrück) is a town in Poland, with 5,248 inhabitants (2004) in Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodship.

Coordinates: 52°16′45″N 16°42′29″E / 52.27917°N 16.70806°E / 52.27917; 16.70806

References

Gmina Stęszew
Town and seat	Stęszew
Villages	Będlewo Dębienko Dębno Drogosławiec Drożdżyce Górka Jeziorki Krąplewo Łódź Mirosławki Modrze Piekary Rybojedzko Sapowice Skrzynki Słupia Smętówko Srocko Małe Strykówko Strykowo Tomice Tomiczki Trzebaw Twardowo Wielka Wieś Witobel Wronczyn Zamysłowo Zaparcin

Location [edit]

Stęszew wojowództwie lies in Wielkopolska. In its vicinity there are 9 lakes, which are located in the recreation centers. In the vicinity of the boundary Stęszew Wielkopolski National Park. History [edit]

Stęszew formerly lay on an important trade route from Silesia. In 1370 Casimir the Great gave the city rights. In the fifteenth century was Steszew parish school. The city developed rapidly until the invasion of the Swedes and 7-year war. Stęszew was a city and private owners often changed. In 1793 the city came under Prussian rule. In 1799 the city sold Jabłonowska Dorothy Prince William VI of Orange, the future king of the united Netherlands, and Belgium, and then went to the heir. From 1922 he belonged to the district Steszew Poznan. During the Nazi occupation Stęszewska people were taken to forced labor and concentration camps. Liberation Stęszew and neighborhoods took place in January 1945. Attractions [edit]

   * Shrine of the Virgin - built in 1905 at the burned church. The building is located

statue of the Virgin Mary.

   * The parish church - from the fifteenth-century church. The temple was built in Baroque style. Has

Renaissance side altars.