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Pniewy[ˈpɲɛvɨ] is a town in Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 7,747 inhabitants as of 2020. There is a lake and a beach with access to a playground, stage and a softball pitch.
History
Gothic Saint Lawrence church during conservation works
Pniewy was founded in the 12th century as part of the Piast-ruled Kingdom of Poland, although a stronghold also existed at the site earlier.[1] The oldest known mention of Pniewy comes from 1256, and town rights were probably granted in the late 13th century.[1] Pniewy's name probably comes from the Polish word pień, which means "trunk", which is also depicted in the town's coat of arms.[1] Pniewy was a private town held by various Polish noble families, the first of which was the Nałęcz family, later known as the Pniewski family[1] of Nałęcz coat of arms. Administratively it was located in the Poznań Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. The town suffered during the 17th and 18th century wars, however it was revived thanks to the Szołdryscy family, and local guilds were granted several privileges.[1]
Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was occupied by Germany. During the German occupation, the Polish population was subjected to expulsions, confiscation of property, deportations to concentration camps and to forced labour,[1] and executions. In November and December 1939, inhabitants of Pniewy were among Poles murdered in mass executions in Mędzisko and Szamotuły.[3] The Polish resistance was active in the town. Ignacy Hulka, commander of the Lwówek-Pniewy unit of the Union of Armed Struggle, was arrested by the Gestapo on 14 October 1942 and subjected to brutal interrogations during which he died a week later.[4]
There are two schools located in the town of Pniewy. The primary school of Powstańców Wielkopolskich and an upper-secondary school complex (high school and upper vocational school) Zespół Szkół im. Emilii Sczanieckiej.
Business
There are local and international companies operating in Pniewy and the Municipality of Pniewy.
Postęp Sp. z.o.o. company hires about 200 employees. It manufactures furniture for IKEA company.
Twin cities- sister cities
Pniewy signed legal agreements for partnerships with municipalities. Halluin (France), Lübbenau and Oer - Erkenschwick (Germany), North - Tyneside (The UK), Kocevje (Slovenia), Radków and Kościerzyna (Poland).
^Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. pp. 193, 200.
^Encyklopedia konspiracji Wielkopolskiej 1939–1945 (in Polish). Poznań: Instytut Zachodni. 1998. p. 203. ISBN83-85003-97-5.
^Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 38.
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