Krobia [ˈkrɔbʲa] is a town situated in the western part of Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship. Center of small folklore region of Biskupizna.
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| Coordinates: 51°47′N 16°59′E / 51.783°N 16.983°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Gostyń |
| Gmina | Krobia |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.05 km2 (2.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 4,219 |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 63-840 |
| Vehicle registration | PGS |
| Website | http://www.krobia.pl |
History
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Within the Kingdom of Poland, Krobia was a private church town, administratively located in the Kościan County in the Poznań Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province.[1]
Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was occupied by Germany until 1945 and local Poles were subjected to various crimes. On October 21, 1939, the German Einsatzgruppe VI carried out a public execution of 15 Poles at the main square as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2] The victims were craftsmen and local officials from Krobia and farmers and landowners from nearby villages.[2] It was one of many massacres of Poles committed by Germany on October 20–23 across the region in attempt to pacify and terrorize the Polish population.[3] In December 1939, the first expulsion of 50 Poles (teachers, local officials and craftsmen with families) was carried out by the German police.[4] Further expulsions were carried out in 1940.[5] Expelled Poles were detained in transit camps in Gostyń and Łódź and then deported to Tarnów and the Lublin region in the General Government in the more-eastern part of German-occupied, while their houses were handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[6]
Monuments
edit- Romanesque St. Giles church from the beginning of 12th century (consecrated in 1140), founded by Władysław I Herman, one of the oldest churches in Greater Poland
- Baroque St. Nicholas Church from 1763, tower rebuilt in 1986 after collapse
- Baroque Holy Spirit Church from 1745
- Town hall from the middle of 19th century
- old evangelical school
Demographics
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Sports
editThe local football club is Krobianka Krobia.[10] It competes in the lower leagues.
References
edit- ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1a.
- ^ a b Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 196.
- ^ Grochowina, Sylwia (2017). Cultural policy of the Nazi occupying forces in the Reich district Gdańsk–West Prussia, the Reich district Wartheland, and the Reich district of Katowice in the years 1939–1945. Toruń. p. 87. ISBN 978-83-88693-73-1.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 159. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.
- ^ Wardzyńska (2017), p. 202
- ^ Wardzyńska (2017), p. 159, 202
- ^ Wiadomości Statystyczne Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego (in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1932. p. 201.
- ^ Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 23.
- ^ Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r. (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2011. p. 102. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011.
- ^ "Krobianka Krobia - strona klubu" (in Polish). Retrieved 28 March 2021.