Sompolno

Sompolno [sɔmˈpɔlnɔ] is a town in Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in central Poland,^[1] with 3,614 inhabitants (2016).

Sompolno
Town Hall
Coat of arms
Sompolno
Coordinates: 52°24′40″N 18°30′10″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Konin
Gmina	Sompolno
Area
• Total	6.21 km2 (2.40 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	3,614
• Density	580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	62-610
Vehicle registration	PKN
Voivodeship roads
Website	http://www.sompolno.pl

History

In the 10th century, the area became part of the emerging Polish state under its first historic ruler Mieszko I. In 1242, Duke Casimir I of Kuyavia from the Piast dynasty stayed in Sompolno, and issued a privilege for the Sulejów Abbey there.^[2] Sompolno was granted town rights in 1477.^[3] It was a royal town, administratively located in the Brześć Kujawski Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. A route connecting Warsaw with Poznań and Dresden ran through the town in the 18th century and King Augustus III of Poland often traveled that route.^[4]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Sompolno was renamed to Deutscheck between 1939 and 1943 and then later to Deutscheneck between 1943 and 1945^[5] in an attempt to erase traces of Polish origin.

Sports

The local football club is GKS Sompolno. It competes in the lower leagues.

Gallery

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  Church of St. Mary Magdalene
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  Saint Jerome chapel, 17th century
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  Heritage tree Sorbus torminalis
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  Heritage tree