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Obrzycko [ɔˈbʐɨt͡skɔ] (German: Obersitzko) is a town in Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,172 inhabitants (2004).

Obrzycko
Town Hall on Market Square
Coat of arms
Obrzycko
Coordinates: 52°42′23″N 16°31′45″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Szamotuły
Gmina	Obrzycko (urban gmina)
Established	13th century
Town rights	1458-1580, 1638-1934, 1990
Government
• Mayor	Maciej Bieniek
Area
• Total	3.72 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	2,170
• Density	580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	64-520
Area code(s)	+48 61
Car plates	PSZ
Website	http://www.obrzycko.com/

Nearby municipalities include Wronki, Ostroróg, and Szamotuły.

History

In the course of the Partitions of Poland in the late 18th century, the town was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia. During the Napoleonic era, it was part of the Duchy of Warsaw, a French client state. With the defeat of Napoleon, it became part of Prussia again after the Congress of Vienna in 1815, and from 1818 it belonged to the Samter district.

As part of the Prussian Province of Posen, the town became part of Germany in 1871. At the beginning of the 20th century Obersitzko had a Protestant and a Catholic church, a synagogue, a furniture factory and a sawmill. According to. the census of 1910, the town had a population of 1,746, of which 1,018 (58.3%) were Germans and 725 (41.5%) were Poles.[1] After World War I, it was involved in the Greater Poland uprising and soon became part of the Second Polish Republic.

In September 1939, the town was occupied by the German Wehrmacht. It became part of the Samter district in Reichsgau Wartheland. Towards the end of World War II, the Red Army captured the area and the town was restored to Poland.

Notable residents

• Abraham Berliner (1833-1915), historian
• O.E. Hasse (1903 -1978), German actor
• Ludwig Chodziesner (1861-1943) Lawyer and father of poet Gertrud Kolmar

See also

The Jewish Cemetery in Obrzycko

References

External links

• The town and commune of Obrzycko (in Polish)
• The town of Obrzycko
• Map of Obrzycko

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