Not to be confused with Włocławek (ketchup).
Włocławek [vwɔt͡sˈwavɛk] (
listen) (German: Leslau from 1939-44) is a town in northern Poland on the Vistula (Wisła) and Zgłowiączka rivers, with a population of approximately 117,000. It is situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and until 1999 was the capital of Włocławek Voivodeship.
History
Different years of establishment of the town have been attributed by a number of historians since the 16th century. The Diocese of Włocławek (Latin: Vladislaviensis) in Kuyavia, near Płock, was first mentioned in a papal bull issued by Pope Eugene III in 1148. The first bishop of Włocławek was Warner, whose name appears in the 1148 bull, followed by Onoldius from Italy. At some time the diocese was recorded as Vladislaviensis et Pomeraniae ("Włocławek and Pomerania"). The name Vladislaviensis and the time frame point to Władysław II the Exile or his grandfather Władysław I Herman, as well as to Vladislav II of Bohemia, as possible name givers. Under the Nazi occupation during World War II, Włocławek was renamed to Leslau.
For hundreds of years, Wloclawek had a flourishing, sizable Jewish population. After the Nazi occupation in 1939, it became the first town in Europe in which Jews were required to wear yellow Stars of David. Soon the Star became required for all Jews in German-occupied Europe. Many Wloclawek Jews died from Nazi fists or guns, starvation or illness after being confined in the Łódź Ghetto. Others were gassed upon arrival at the Chelmno death camp.There is little, if any trace of their once rich and lively community today.
Włocławek districts
- Michelin
- Południe (South)
- Rybnica
- Śródmieście (City Centre)
- Wschód Leśny (East Forest area)
- Wschód Mieszkaniowy (East Residential area), a.k.a. Dzielnica Wschód (Eeast District)
- Wschód Przemysłowy (East Industrial area), a.k.a. Dzielnica Wschód (Eeast District)
- Zachód Przemysłowy (West Industrial area)
- Zawiśle
- Zazamcze
Historical monuments
Tomb effigy of Bishop Piotr z Bnina by
Veit Stoss, located in Cathedral
Church of John the Baptist
- Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Mary - Begun in 1340.
- St. Witalis Church - from 1330
- Church of John the Baptist - from 1538. Built on the site of an earlier temple first mentioned in 1065.
Sports
- Anwil Włocławek - men's basketball team, former Polish Champion, 4th in Era Basket Liga in 2003/2004 season.
- Kujawiak Hydrobudowa Włocławek - men's football team, winner of regional 3rd league group 2004, promoted to play in 2nd league in season 2004/2005, now Zawisza Bydgoszcz, club bought by Bydgoszcz.
- Wloclawskie Towarzystwo Wioslarskie / Włocławek Rowing Association - rowing team, former Polish and world Champions; created in 1886
Major corporations
- Zakłady Azotowe Anwil
- Kujawska Fabryka Farb i Lakierów Nobiles
- Fabryka Lin i Drutu Drumet
- Kujawianka
- KeSeM
- Fabryka Urządzeń Technicznych Wisła-Bryka
- Kujawska Wytwórnia Termometrów
- Kujawska Fabryka Manometrów
- Włocławska Fabryka Porcelany
- Rieber Foods Polska S.A. Delecta
- Włocławskie Fabryki Mebli Paged-Wefem
- Kujawskie Zakłady Przemysłu Owocowo-Warzywnego Włocławek Sp. z o.o.
- Instal Projekt
- TOP 2000
- Hydrobudowa Włocławek
- RUN Chłodnia
- Elektrownia Wodna we Włocławku
- DGS
- Bomilla
- Stalprodukt
- Remwil
- Sanitec Koło Sp. z o.o.
- ABfilter
Education
- Wyższa Szkoła Humanistyczno-Ekonomiczna
- Wyższa Szkoła Informatyki in Łódź, branch in Włocławek
- Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa in Włocławek
- Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne in Włocławek
- Wyższa Szkoła Techniki i Przedsiębiorczości in Włocławek
High school
History of shool In early 1900 the Committee of Civic, which was chaired by Louis Bauer requested the Ministry of Finance to set up a trade school. 27 April 1900, the Ministry of Finance agreed to the creation of Włocławskie Siedmioklasowej School of Economics. The founders of the school was 104 inhabitants. The school admitted students were between the ages of 8 to 11 years who, after the annual rate became the first class of students. Powers available to the school received a state school,
- II LO im. Mikołaja Kopernika, ul. Urocza 3
- III LO im. Marii Konopnickiej, ul. Bechiego 1
- IV LO im. Kamila Krzysztofa Baczyńskiego, ul. Kaliska 108
- V LO im. Unii Europejskiej, ul. Toruńska 77/83
Twin Areas
This area has twinning with the following:
Bamberg, Germany;
Bedford, United Kingdom
People
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Coordinates: 52°39′N 19°02′E / 52.65°N 19.033°E / 52.65; 19.033
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