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Place in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Dzierzgoń
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Coat of arms of DzierzgońCoat of arms
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountySztum
GminaDzierzgoń
Area
 • Total3.88 km (1.50 sq mi)
Population
 • Total5,630
 • Density1,500/km (3,800/sq mi)
Postal code82-440
Websitehttp://www.dzierzgon.pl/

Dzierzgoń (Template:Lang-de) is a town in the Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is located in Sztum County east of Malbork and south of Elbląg on the river Dzierzgoń. Dzierzgoń has a population of 5,800, while the city and its environs have a combined population of 10,000.

History

Christ Burg in 1684
Altes und neues Preussen, Christoph Hartknoch.

The city was originally a settlement of Old Prussian group named Pomezanie.

In 1247, a castle known as Neu Christburg (German for "New Castle of Christ") was founded overlooking the Sorge River (Dzierzgoń), a few kilometers away from an older fortress known as Alt Christburg (Stary Dzierzgoń) by Teutonic Knights brought to Poland by Konrad Mazowiecki. In 1249 a peace treaty was signed at the new castle between the victorious Teutonic Order and defeated local Old Prussians. In 1254, the town which had developed near the castle was first referred to as Christburg. Within the Monastic State of the Teutonic Order, Christburg was an administrative seat for the regional Komtur.

After the Second Peace of Thorn (1466), Christburg became part of the Polish province of Royal Prussia and was officially named Dzierzgoń in the documents. From 1508 the city was renamed to Kiszpork In 1772 it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia during the First Partition of Poland and was incorporated into the new province of West Prussia. Christburg became part of the German Empire upon its foundation in 1871 during the unification of Germany. In 1920, after World War I and the reestablishment of independent Poland, a plebiscite was held to determine whether the region would be part of Germany or Poland. In the town 2,571 inhabitants voted to remain in Weimar German East Prussia, 13 votes supported Poland, thus the town remained part of Germany.

After World War II ended in 1945, Christburg was placed under Polish administration and renamed Dzierzgoń, based on an Old Prussian Zirgūni name. The German population either evacuated during the war or was subsequently expelled afterward. The town was resettled by Poles from Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union and Ukrainians expelled from southeast Poland in 1947. The former Roman Catholic Cloister is now a Ukrainian Eastern Rite Catholic Church.

Notable residents

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Twin towns — sister cities

Dzierzgoń is twinned with:

References

  1. Historia Miasta City Official Website
  2. Historia Miasta City Official Website
  4. Historia Miasta City Official Website
  5. dzierzgon.pl Template:Pl icon

External links

53°56′N 19°21′E / 53.933°N 19.350°E / 53.933; 19.350


Gmina Dzierzgoń
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