Tczew
Bridge over Vistula River (19th century)
Flag Coat of arms
Tczew
Coordinates: 54°6′N 18°43′E / 54.1, 18.717
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Tczew County
Gmina	Tczew (urban gmina)
Established	12th century
Town rights	1260
Government
- Mayor	Zenon Odya
Area
- Total	22. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Voivodeship The voivodeship or province (województwo has been a high-level Administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century Pomeranian Voivodeship (also known as Pomerania Province or by its Polish name of województwo pomorskie {{IPA-pl|p|o|'|m|o|r|s|k|j|e}} or simply Pomorskie A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County Tczew County (powiat tczewski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 26 km² (8. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi)
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population (2006)
- Total	60,263
- Density	2,707. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2/km² (7,011. 7/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	83-110
Area code(s)	+48 58
Car plates	GTC
Website: http://www.tczew.pl

Tczew [tt​͡ʂɛf] (German: Dirschau (help·info); Kashubian: Dërszewò) is a town on the Vistula River in Eastern Pomerania, Kociewie, northern Poland with 60,128 inhabitants (1 January 2005). Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks In common with many Countries, Polish car number plates indicate the Region of Registration of the Vehicle encoded in the number plate The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Kashubian or Cassubian (Kashubian kaszëbsczi jãzëk, pòmòrsczi jãzëk, kaszëbskò-słowińskô mòwa; język kaszubski is one of A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Eastern Pomerania can refer to distinct parts of Pomerania: the historical region of Farther Pomerania, which was the eastern part of the Duchy later Kociewie is an ethnocultural region in the eastern part of Tuchola Forest, in northern Poland Pomerania, south of Gdańsk. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It is an important railway junction with a classification yard dating to the Prussian Eastern Railway (German: Preußische Ostbahn). A junction, in the context of Rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge A ( US and Canada) classification yard or ( UK and Canada) marshalling yard (including hump yards) is a Railroad The Prussian Eastern Railway (Preußische Ostbahn was the Railway in the eastern Kingdom of Prussia until 1918 The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. The city is known for its attractive old town and the Vistula Bridge, or Bridge of Tczew, damaged during World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

It is the capital of Tczew County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously a town in Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975-1998). Tczew County (powiat tczewski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. Pomeranian Voivodeship (also known as Pomerania Province or by its Polish name of województwo pomorskie {{IPA-pl|p|o|'|m|o|r|s|k|j|e}} or simply Pomorskie The name Gdańsk Voivodeship has been used twice to designate local governments in Poland.

Contents 1 History 2 Coat of arms 3 Sights 4 Famous residents 5 Population 6 Twin cities 7 External links

History

Tczew was first mentioned as Trsow in a privilege of the Knights Hospitaller in 1198. The Knights Hospitaller (also known as the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St By 1252 the settlement was known by the names Tczew and Dirschau, and in 1258 Tczew hosted the first city council in Poland. It received Lübeck rights from Duke Sambor II in 1260. The Lübeck law was the constitution of a municipal form of government developed at Lübeck in Schleswig-Holstein after it was made a free city in 1226 Sambor II of Tczew (Sambor II Tczewski ca 1211/12 &ndash December 1277 or 1278 was a Duke of Pomerania and prince of Lubiszewo Tczewskie. Tczew was captured by Heinrich von Plötzke of the Teutonic Knights in 1308, but was rebuilt from 1364-1384 and granted Kulm law. Heinrich von Plötzke was an officer of the Teutonic Order during the late 13th and early 14th centuries The Teutonic Order is a German Roman Catholic religious order. Kulm law, Culm law or Chełmno Law (Kulmer Recht Kulmer Handfeste; Jus Culmense vetus Prawo chełmińskie was a German legal Constitution After the Second Peace of Thorn (1466), Tczew was transferred from the Teutonic Order to the newly-created Polish province of Royal Prussia. The Second Peace of Thorn of 1466 (Zweiter Friede von Thorn Drugi Pokój Toruński was a Peace treaty signed in the Hanseatic city of Thorn (Toruń on Royal Prussia ( Prusy Królewskie was a province of the Kingdom of Poland from 1466 and then the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1569 to 1772

During the Protestant Reformation most of Tczew's inhabitants converted to Lutheranism. The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther In 1577 the town was burnt to the ground by troops of King Stefan Batory of Poland after they defeated a rebellion by Gdańsk. This article is about the ruler of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 16th century Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland A 1630 map by Willem Blaeu of the German Empire shows the city name Dirschau, as well as Kirchenbuecher (churchbooks) starting in 1637 of the mostly Protestant city. not to be confused with Willem Janszoon (1570 - 1630 contemporary Dutch navigator and colonial governor Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571 Although Tczew was rebuilt, it then suffered during the Polish-Swedish Wars.

The town was annexed from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by the Kingdom of Prussia during the Partitions of Poland. The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, officially the Commonwealth of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania also known as the Most Serene Republic The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the It was occupied by Polish troops of General Jan Henryk Dąbrowski in 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars, but became Prussian again in 1815. Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (b August 2 1755 in Pierzchowice, Poland &ndash d The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions It became part of the German Empire in 1871. The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification

Tczew grew rapidly during the 19th century after the opening of the Prussian Eastern Railway line connecting Berlin and Königsberg, with the Vistula bridge near Dirschau being an importnat part. The Prussian Eastern Railway (Preußische Ostbahn was the Railway in the eastern Kingdom of Prussia until 1918 Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Königsberg (Karaliaučius Low German: Königsbarg; Królewiec see also other names) was until 1946 the name of Kaliningrad. The Prussian census of 1905 counted 15,144 Polish or Kashubian-speaking citizens and 25,466 German-speaking citizens in the town. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population

After World War I Treaty of Versailles, Tczew became part of the Second Polish Republic when troops of General Józef Haller entered the town on January 30, 1920. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. The Second Polish Republic or interwar Poland is the Republic of Poland between World War I and World War II. Józef Haller de Hallenburg (August 13 1873 in Jurczyce - June 4 1960 in London was a Lieutenant General of the Polish Army, legionary in Polish Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar During the Interwar period, Tczew was famous for its maritime academy (later moved to Gdynia). Gdynia (Gdingen (until 1939 Gotenhafen (1939-1945 Gdiniô is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important Seaport

According to the city's website, Tczew was the location of the start of World War II when German bombers attacked Polish sapper installations to prevent the bridge from been blown up at 04:34 on 1 September 1939 (the shelling of Westerplatte commenced at 04:45). World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A sapper is an individual engineer soldier usually in British or Commonwealth military service Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Westerplatte is a Peninsula in Gdańsk, Poland, located on Baltic Sea coast at the river mouth of the Dead Vistula (one of the The town was occupied by Nazi Germany during the war and liberated in 1945. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of Tczew depicts a red griffin in honor of Duke Sambor II, who granted the town municipal rights in 1260. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people The griffin is a Legendary creature with the body of a Lion and the head and often wings of an Eagle. Sambor II of Tczew (Sambor II Tczewski ca 1211/12 &ndash December 1277 or 1278 was a Duke of Pomerania and prince of Lubiszewo Tczewskie. The Lübeck law was the constitution of a municipal form of government developed at Lübeck in Schleswig-Holstein after it was made a free city in 1226

Sights

• Parish Church of the Holy Cross – situated in the centre of the Old Town, by Wyszyńskiego street. It is the oldest building in Tczew. The church was built in the 13th century and features a Baroque interior. Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc The high brick tower is the oldest part of the church and its wooden top was destroyed during the fire in 1982. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The interior church walls feature old frescoes, the oldest of which dates back to the latter half of the 15th century. Fresco (plural either frescos or frescoes) is any of several related Painting types done on Plaster on walls or
• Post-Dominican Church of Saint Stanislaus Kostka – located on Świętego Grzegorza square. Stanisław Kostka, SJ ( 28 October 1550 – 15 August 1568) was a Polish Novice of the Society of Jesus It comes from the 14th century and is built in the Gothic style, with a characteristic octagonal tower. This article is about Gothic art See also Gothic architecture Gothic art was a Medieval art movement that lasted about 200 After the liquidation of the order, it was rebuilt into a school and later, till 1945, used by Protestants. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation.
• Bridges on the Vistula River – located by Jana z Kolna street and the Vistula boulevard are Tczew's main sights. The road bridge was the first one to be constructed, between 1851 and 1857. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the At the time, with its 837 metres’ length, it was one of the longest bridges in the world. Originally, the bridge had ten towers and two gateways – today only four towers remained. The other, railway bridge, was built between 1888 and 1890, when one bridge was no longer sufficient. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common On September 1, 1939 at 5:30AM, the bridges were destroyed by Polish sappers in order to prevent the German Army from accessing the city from the other side of the Vistula River. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The German Army (Deutsches Heer heɐ) is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The bridges were rebuilt in 1940 and destroyed again in 1945 by Germans. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The final reconstruction of the bridges took place between 1958 and 1959. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• Museum of the Vistula River – situated by 30 Stycznia street, in the pre-war agricultural machine factory where during World War II, the Nazi transitional camp for the people of Tczew was located. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Then, the gas-meter factory operated in the building and after this the first museum of the Vistula River was established. In 2007, the building was renovated and now operates as the Museum of the Vistula River and Regional Centre of the Lower Vistula. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
• Water Tower – located on the corner of 30 Stycznia and Bałdowska streets. It was built in 1905. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The water tower presents former architectural style of municipal facilities. The 40-metre-high tower with the power of natural pressure distributed the water to the houses.
• City Hall – the old city hall was situated in Hallera square, in the centre of the Old Town. It was destroyed during the fire in 1916 and has never been rebuilt since. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Now only the outline of the former city hall can be seen in the square. The new city hall was built in the Piłsudskiego square in the early 20th century. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on
• Dutch-type windmill – situated by Wojska Polskiego street. It was built in 1806. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The windmill is wooden with brick foundations and has rarely seen five sails and a rotary head.
• Post Office – situated on the corner of Dąbrowskiego and Obrońców Westerplatte streets. It is the oldest post office in Tczew, built in 1905. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting On the front wall we can see the crests of Gdańsk and Tczew and also the Polish state emblem. Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland
• The building of former Naval School – located by Szkoły Morskiej street. Built in 1911. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year At the beginning the girls’ school was situated there and later, between 1920 and 1930, it was the location of the first Naval School in Poland which was later moved to Gdynia. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Gdynia (Gdingen (until 1939 Gotenhafen (1939-1945 Gdiniô is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important Seaport Nowadays, the building houses a secondary school.
• The building of former municipal baths – situated on Łazienna street. Built in 1913. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Now the powiat council is based in this building. A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County
• Municipal Park – located in the centre of Tczew, between Kołłątaja, Bałdowska, and Sienkiewicza streets occupies the area of 37 acres. The lower part of the park arose in the second part of the 19th century, the upper part in the 20th century. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on In the park you can see an amphitheatre where, during the summer, many concerts take place. An amphitheatre (alternatively amphitheater) is an open-air venue for spectator sports concerts rallies or theatrical performances By the entrance to the park a monument of Tczew’s scouts killed during the World War II is situated. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

Famous residents

• Johann Reinhold Forster (1729-1798), naturalist
• Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898-1995), photographer
• Grzegorz Ciechowski (1957-2001), singer, composer, record producer
• Grzegorz Kołodko (1949-present), professor of economics, former deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
• Marcin Mięciel (1975-present), footballer
• Zbigniew Robert Promiński (1978-present), black/death metal drummer
• Piotr Trochowski (1984-present), German National Football Player, HSV Hamburg

Population

1960: 33,700 inhabitants
1970: 41,100 inhabitants
1975: 47,000 inhabitants
1980: 53,600 inhabitants
1990: 59,500 inhabitants
1995: 60,600 inhabitants
2000: 61,200 inhabitants
2001: 61,400 inhabitants
2002: 60,000 inhabitants
2005: 60,128 inhabitants

Twin cities

Tczew is twinned with:

• Witten, Germany, since 1990
• Kursk, Russia, since 1996
• Werder (Havel), Germany, since 1998
• Lev Hasharon, Israel, since 1997
• Biržai, Lithuania, since 1997
• London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, United Kingdom, since 1999
• Dębno, Poland, since 2000
• Beauvais, France, since 2005
• Illichivsk, Ukraine, since 2006
• Aizkraukle, Latvia, since 2007

External links

• Municipal webpage (Polish)
• News and calendar (Polish)
• News and information from Tczew (Polish)
• Radio Fabryka - local radio (Polish)
• Birth, marriage and death records, 1637-1944

Johann Reinhold Forster ( October 22, 1729 &ndash December 9, 1798) was a German naturalist of partial Scottish Alfred Eisenstaedt ( December 6 1898 &ndash August 24 1995) was a German American photographer and Photojournalist Grzegorz Ciechowski (b August 29 1957 Tczew - d Dec 22 2001 Warsaw) was a Polish rock musician and Film music composer Grzegorz W Kołodko (born January 28, 1949 in Tczew, Poland) - professor of Economics, renowned Polish economist specializing in Marcin Mięciel (born December 22, 1975 in Gdynia) is a Polish footballer who plays for German club VfL Bochum Zbigniew Robert Promiński (b 30th December 1978 in Tczew) stage name Inferno, is a Polish Death metal Piotr Trochowski (born March 22, 1984 in Tczew (Dirschau Poland) is a Polish -born German footballer who is Witten is a university city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. History KurskOld2jpg|thumb|200px|Pre-1917 view of Kursk]] Archaeology indicates that the site of Kursk was settled in the fifth or fourth century B Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Werder, also called Werder (Havel or Werder upon Havel, is a city in Germany, located in the Potsdam-Mittelmark Kreis (district Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Biržai ( is a town in northern Lithuania. Biržai is famous for its reconstructed Biržai Castle, and the whole region is renowned for its many traditional-recipe Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham ( is a London borough in East London and forms part of Outer London. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Dębno (Neudamm is a town in Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Beauvais is a town and commune of northern France, Préfecture (capital of the Oise département. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Illichivsk (Іллічівськ translit Illichivs’k, Ильичёвск is a port City in the Odessa Oblast ( province) of south-western Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Aizkraukle, formerly known by its German name of Ascheraden lies on the right bank of the Daugava River in Latvia. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region.

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