Sulmierzyce

For the town of the same name located in central Poland, see Sulmierzyce, Łódź Voivodeship.

Sulmierzyce ([sulmʲɛˈʐɨt͡sɛ]) is a town in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in south-central Poland.

Sulmierzyce
Town hall
Coat of arms
Sulmierzyce
Coordinates: 51°36′N 17°32′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Krotoszyn
Gmina	Sulmierzyce (urban gmina)
First mentioned	1420
Town rights	1457
Area
• Total	28.98 km2 (11.19 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	2,859
• Density	98.65/km2 (255.5/sq mi)
Postal code	63-750
Vehicle registration	PKR
Climate	Cfb
Voivodeship road
Website	http://www.sulmierzyce.pl

It is the birthplace of Polish poet Sebastian Klonowic, also known as Acernus.

The town contains the sole preserved wooden historic town hall in Poland.^[2]

History

Early 20th-century drawing of the town hall

The oldest mention of Sulmierzyce comes from 1420.^[2] It was granted town rights in 1457 by King Casimir IV Jagiellon thanks to efforts of starost of Odolanów Mikołaj Gruszczyński. It was a royal town of the Kingdom of Poland, administratively located in the Kalisz County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province.^[3] The 1st Polish National Cavalry Brigade was stationed in the town.^[4]

Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was occupied by Germany until 1945.

In 1972, town rights were revoked, but after protests of local citizens were quickly restored.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 1910 2,807 —     1921 2,526 −10.0% 1931 2,476 −2.0% 1939 2,408 −2.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1950 1,929 −19.9% 1960 2,061 +6.8% 2010 2,859 +38.7%
Source: [5][6][1]