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Włocławek [vwɔt͡sˈwavɛk] (
listen) (German: Leslau) is a town in northern Poland on the Vistula (Wisła) and Zgłowiączka rivers, with a population of approximately 123,000. It is situated in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship and until 1999 was the capital of Włocławek Voivodeship.
[edit] 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.
Wloclawek had quite a flourishing, sizable Jewish population for many, many hundreds of years. After the Nazi occupation in 1939, it became the first town in Europe requiring yellow Jewish Stars of David to be worn on the backs of the clothes of all Jews, only one obvious part of their persecution. Soon this 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 Lodz 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.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] People
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Coordinates: 52°39′N, 19°02′E
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