Wschowa
Sign in to saveWschowa (pronounced , ) is a town in the Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland with 13,875 inhabitants (2019). It is the capital of Wschowa County and a significant tourist site containing many important historical monuments. It is part of the historic region of Greater Poland. Once an important royal city of Poland, due to its 18th-century history, it is sometimes called the "unofficial capital of Poland".
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Wschowa
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Wschowa ratusz.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Town hall
- Settlement.image_flag
- POL_Wschowa_flag.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Wschowa COA.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Lubusz
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Wschowa
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Wschowa
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Konrad Antkowiak
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 8.38
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2019-06-30
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Wschowa (pronounced , ) is a town in the Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland with 13,875 inhabitants (2019). It is the capital of Wschowa County and a significant tourist site containing many important historical monuments. It is part of the historic region of Greater Poland. Once an important royal city of Poland, due to its 18th-century history, it is sometimes called the "unofficial capital of Poland".
==History== ===Medieval period=== thumb|left|upright|Franciscan monastery The territory became part of the emerging Polish state under its first historic ruler Mieszko I in the 10th century. Following the fragmentation of Poland, Wschowa initially formed part of the Duchy of Greater Poland, and was mentioned in the Bull of Gniezno from 1136. Later on, Wschowa was a border fortress in a region disputed by the Polish dukes of Silesia and Greater Poland. The Old Polish name Veschow was first mentioned in 1248, while the Middle High German name Frowenstat Civitas first appeared in 1290. After German colonists had established a settlement nearby, it received Magdeburg rights around 1250.