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| The name of the town cames from local slavic population which named the area after its location towards the lakes. Around the year ] ] (]-]), a knight of the ] that invaded and conquered the region, led the construction of a castle in this region. The first mentioning of the castle as ''Ortulfsburg'' was in ], after Ortolf invited ]n colonists to help develop the town. The first custodian of the settlement was Heinrich Murer. The town received civil rights in ], and had its city rights reaffirmed in ]. The town suffered from plundering and occupation during the ], but became the seat of ] Ortelsburg in ]. | The name of the town cames from local slavic population which named the area after its location towards the lakes. Around the year ] ] (]-]), a knight of the ] that invaded and conquered the region, led the construction of a castle in this region. The first mentioning of the castle as ''Ortulfsburg'' was in ], after Ortolf invited ]n colonists to help develop the town. The first custodian of the settlement was Heinrich Murer. The town received civil rights in ], and had its city rights reaffirmed in ]. The town suffered from plundering and occupation during the ], but became the seat of ] Ortelsburg in ]. | ||
| The town began to quickly expand economically after the opening of a ] line in ]. According to the German census of ], ] ] constituted 74.5% of Szczytno's population. The city was almost completely destroyed by the ] at the beginning of ], but its recovery was aided by ] and ]. After the war ended, a campaign of persecution was organised against Polish population. Poles were beaten and threatened by German activists, meetings of Poles were attacked.As Bolsheviks invaded the reborn Polish state, a plebiscite was held in ] to determine if Szczytno would join Poland, during which the aggresive measures of ] were intensified. Plebiscite on Warmia and Mazury took place on VII 1920 during the bolshevik offensive against Warsaw, and as a result most of people decided to remain under German control. Despite harsh persectutions Poles organised Masurian Selfhelp, an organisation devoted for protection of Polish people under German rule.The struggle for Polish school in the region has led to death of Polish activist Jerzy Lanc. Most of Szczytno's population fled before the ] during ]. The city joined Poland in ]. | The town began to quickly expand economically after the opening of a ] line in ]. According to the German census of ], ] ] constituted 74.5% of Szczytno's population. The city was almost completely destroyed by the ] at the beginning of ], but its recovery was aided by ] and ]. After the war ended, a campaign of persecution was organised against Polish population. Poles were beaten and threatened by German activists, meetings of Poles were attacked.As Bolsheviks invaded the reborn Polish state, a plebiscite was held in ] to determine if Szczytno would join Poland, during which the aggresive measures of ] (totally bullshit - what has Russia to do with teh plebicite - there were just no or less Poles in Masuria)were intensified. Plebiscite on Warmia and Mazury took place on VII 1920 during the bolshevik offensive against Warsaw, and as a result most of people decided to remain under German control. Despite harsh persectutions Poles organised Masurian Selfhelp, an organisation devoted for protection of Polish people under German rule.The struggle for Polish school in the region has led to death of Polish activist Jerzy Lanc. Most of Szczytno's population fled before the ] during ]. The city joined Poland in ]. | ||
| ] suspected in ], that close to the airport exists a jail for prisoners of the ]. The Polish goverment disclaims that. | ] suspected in ], that close to the airport exists a jail for prisoners of the ]. The Polish goverment disclaims that. | ||
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Szczytno (German: Ortelsburg) is a town in north-eastern Poland with 27,500 inhabitants (1995). Szczytno is situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodship (since 1999), but was previously in Olsztyn Voivodship (1975-1998).
Szczytno-Szymany International Airport is the most important airport of the Masurian region.
History
The name of the town cames from local slavic population which named the area after its location towards the lakes. Around the year 1350 Ortolf von Trier (1349-1371), a knight of the Teutonic Order that invaded and conquered the region, led the construction of a castle in this region. The first mentioning of the castle as Ortulfsburg was in 1360, after Ortolf invited Masovian colonists to help develop the town. The first custodian of the settlement was Heinrich Murer. The town received civil rights in 1616, and had its city rights reaffirmed in 1723. The town suffered from plundering and occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, but became the seat of Landkreis Ortelsburg in 1818.
The town began to quickly expand economically after the opening of a railway line in 1888. According to the German census of 1900, Lutheran Masurs constituted 74.5% of Szczytno's population. The city was almost completely destroyed by the Russian Empire at the beginning of World War I, but its recovery was aided by Berlin and Vienna. After the war ended, a campaign of persecution was organised against Polish population. Poles were beaten and threatened by German activists, meetings of Poles were attacked.As Bolsheviks invaded the reborn Polish state, a plebiscite was held in 1920 to determine if Szczytno would join Poland, during which the aggresive measures of Germanisation (totally bullshit - what has Russia to do with teh plebicite - there were just no or less Poles in Masuria)were intensified. Plebiscite on Warmia and Mazury took place on VII 1920 during the bolshevik offensive against Warsaw, and as a result most of people decided to remain under German control. Despite harsh persectutions Poles organised Masurian Selfhelp, an organisation devoted for protection of Polish people under German rule.The struggle for Polish school in the region has led to death of Polish activist Jerzy Lanc. Most of Szczytno's population fled before the Red Army during World War II. The city joined Poland in 1945.
Human Rights Watch suspected in 2005, that close to the airport exists a jail for prisoners of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. The Polish goverment disclaims that.
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