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| Situated in the ] (since 1999), previously in ] (1975-1998). | Situated in the ] (since 1999), previously in ] (1975-1998). | ||
| Września is known in Poland for a school strike by Polish children in May 1901 in response to the intensification of ] (i.e. prohibition of ] at school). Children that took part in the opposition were severely |
Września is known in Poland for a school strike by Polish children in May 1901 in response to the intensification of ] (i.e. prohibition of ] at school). Children that took part in the opposition were severely tortured by Prussian teachers. For refusing to stop speaking in Polish they were flogged and beaten for several hours, the beatings and floggings were so severe that many of them had their flesh stripped from their arms. Parents who tried to break into the school and protect their | ||
| children from Prussian teachers were punished later by Prussian court stating that their actions were "atrocious acts against the state". | |||
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Września (German Wreschen) is a town in central Poland with 28,600 inhabitants (1995).
Situated in the Greater Poland Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Poznan Voivodship (1975-1998).
Września is known in Poland for a school strike by Polish children in May 1901 in response to the intensification of Germanization (i.e. prohibition of Polish language at school). Children that took part in the opposition were severely tortured by Prussian teachers. For refusing to stop speaking in Polish they were flogged and beaten for several hours, the beatings and floggings were so severe that many of them had their flesh stripped from their arms. Parents who tried to break into the school and protect their children from Prussian teachers were punished later by Prussian court stating that their actions were "atrocious acts against the state".
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