Okonek[ɔˈkɔnɛk] (German: Ratzebuhr) is a town in Poland, in Złotów County in Greater Poland Voivodeship,[2] with approximately 4,200 inhabitants.
History
The settlement was first mentioned in a document of 1547.[3] In 1597, Duke John Frederick established three annual fairs.[3] Due to its location as the sole Ducal Pomeranian customs point on the trade route from Gdańsk and Königsberg to Germany, it developed an urban character.[3] It was granted town rights in 1754.[4] The town suffered in a Russian invasion during the Seven Years' War.[5] The cloth industry flourished until the Napoleonic Wars.[5]
Demographics
References
- 12Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r.(PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2011. p. 107. Archived from the original(PDF) on 13 November 2011.
- ↑"Główny Urząd Statystyczny"[Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- 123Kratz, Gustav (1865). Die Städte der Provinz Pommern. Abriss ihrer Geschichte, zumeist nach Urkunden (in German). Berlin. p. 320.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑Krzysztofik, Robert (2007). Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna (in Polish). Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego. pp. 56–57. ISBN 978-83-226-1616-1.
- 12Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. VII. Warszawa. 1886. p. 430.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 34.
- Cities and towns in Greater Poland Voivodeship
- Populated riverside places in Poland
- Złotów County
- Złotów County geography stubs