This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 71.137.207.218 (talk) at 17:42, 3 October 2006 (m). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 17:42, 3 October 2006 by 71.137.207.218 (talk) (m)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Krosno Odrzańskie (German: Crossen an der Oder) is a city in Western Poland with 12,500 inhabitants (2002), situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship (since 1999), previously part of Zielona Góra Voivodeship (1975-1998). It is the capital of Krosno County. (Note: Do not confuse this with Krosno in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship.)
Crosno was first mentioned in 1005 and was chartered as a town in 1201. Due to its important strategic location it played an important role in the protective system at the western borders of Poland during the 11th to 13th centuries. A stone castle was built by the Silesian Piasts in the 13th century.
When the Silesian Piast Henry of Glogau died in 1476, his widow Barbara von Brandenburg, daughter of Brandenburg Elector Albert Achilles, inherited the territory of Crossen, while the area was part of Bohemian lien in 1482. Several claims ended when the emperor Ferdinand I renounced all rights to Crossen in 1538, thereby finalised the Crossen district's belonging to Brandenburg. Since then the Brandenburg, later Brandenburg-Prussia and Prussia Hohenzollern electors held the title, duke of Silesia and showed the black Silesian eagle along with other states belonging to Brandenburg.
The emperors held on to further Silesian territory, also inherited by Brandenburg, until in 1742 that became part of Brandenburg-Prussia as well. The Crossen district was part of Prussia and Germany as (Lower Silesia) and remained so until 1945, when it was conquered by Soviet Union.
Today, Krosno Odrzańskie is the capital of the Krośnieński district.
Noted natives
- Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff-Prussian artist.(Wasn't called Krosno Odrzańskie then)
- Tomasz Kuszczak-Poland national football team
- Aneta Pastuszka-Olympic canoer
External links
 | This Lubusz Voivodeship location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
52°03′N 15°05′E / 52.050°N 15.083°E / 52.050; 15.083
Categories: