Mieścisko, Greater Poland Voivodeship

See also: Mieścisko, Masovian Voivodeship

Mieścisko [mjɛɕˈt͡ɕiskɔ] is a town in Wągrowiec County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mieścisko.^[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Wągrowiec and 48 km (30 mi) north-east of the regional capital Poznań. It is situated on the Wełna River.

Mieścisko
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Mieścisko
Coordinates: 52°44′36″N 17°19′54″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Wągrowiec
Gmina	Mieścisko
Population
• Total	2,500
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	PWA
Voivodeship road
Website	http://www.miescisko.nowoczesnagmina.pl/

History

Mieścisko was a royal town of Poland, administratively located in the Gniezno County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.^[2]

Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, Mieścisko was occupied by Germany until 1945. Local Poles were among the victims of massacres committed by the occupiers in 1939 in Kłecko and Bukowiec.^[3]

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1b.
3. Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. pp. 91, 211.