Okonek

Okonek
Church of Our Lady of Redemption of Slaves
Church of Our Lady of Redemption of Slaves
Flag of Okonek
Flag
Coat of arms of Okonek
Coat of arms
Okonek is located in Poland
Okonek
Okonek
Location within Poland
Coordinates: 53°32′N 16°51′E / 53.533°N 16.850°E / 53.533; 16.850
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyZłotów
GminaOkonek
Town rights1754
Area
 • Total
6.01 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
3,855
 • Density641/km2 (1,660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
64-965
Vehicle registrationPZL
National road
Websitehttp://www.okonek.pl/

Okonek [ɔˈkɔnɛk] (German: Ratzebuhr) is a town in Poland, in Złotów County in Greater Poland Voivodeship, with approximately 4,200 inhabitants.

History

The settlement was first mentioned in a document of 1547. In 1597, Duke John Frederick established three annual fairs. Due to its location as the sole Ducal Pomeranian customs point on the trade route from Gdańsk and Königsberg to Germany, it developed an urban character. It was granted town rights in 1754. The town suffered in a Russian invasion during the Seven Years' War. The cloth industry flourished until the Napoleonic Wars.

Demographics

References

  1. 1 2 Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r. (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2011. p. 107. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office]. Statistics Poland (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  3. 1 2 3 Kratz, Gustav (1865). Die Städte der Provinz Pommern. Abriss ihrer Geschichte, zumeist nach Urkunden (in German). Berlin. p. 320.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ↑ Krzysztofik, Robert (2007). Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna (in Polish). Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego. pp. 56–57. ISBN 978-83-226-1616-1.
  5. 1 2 Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. VII. Warszawa. 1886. p. 430.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ↑ Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 34.