Английская Википедия:Brańsk
Шаблон:Infobox settlement Brańsk Шаблон:IPAc-pl (Шаблон:Lang-be, Шаблон:Lang-lt) is a town in eastern Poland. It is situated within Podlaskie Voivodeship (province).
Etymology
The name of the town comes from the river Bronka, a nearby tributary of the Nurzec River.
Geography
Location
Brańsk is located in the geographical region of Europe known as the Wysoczyzny Podlasko–Białoruskie (English: Podlaskie and Belarus Plateau) and the mesoregion known as the Bielsk Plain (Polish: Równina Bielska). The Nurzec River, a tributary of the Bug River, passes through Brańsk. The town covers an area of Шаблон:Convert.
It is located approximately:
- Шаблон:Convert northeast of Warsaw, the capital of Poland
- Шаблон:Convert southwest of Białystok, the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship
- Шаблон:Convert west of Bielsk Podlaski, the seat of Bielsk County
Climate
The region has a continental climate characterized by high temperatures during summer and long and frosty winters. The average annual rainfall exceeds Шаблон:Convert.
History
On 23–25 June 1264 the Battle of Brańsk was fought in the town's vicinity. Polish forced led by Duke Boleslaw V the Chaste defeated the forces of Yotvingia led by Komata (Kumata).
On 18 January 1493, Brańsk received a city charter based on Magdeburg rights from the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Alexander Jagiellon. It was the first city in Podlachia to receive such a charter.
Brańsk was a royal town of Poland, administratively located in the Podlaskie Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province. The 3rd Polish National Cavalry Brigade was stationed in Brańsk before the Third Partition of Poland.[1] In 1795, as a result of the Third Partition of Poland, Brańsk was annexed to the Kingdom of Prussia and administered as a part of the newly formed Białystok Department. In 1807, as a result of the Treaties of Tilsit, Brańsk was annexed to the Russian Empire and administered at first as a part of Belostok Oblast and from 1842 on as a part of Grodno Governorate. The town was reintegrated with Poland, after the country regained independence following World War I in 1918.
World War II
On September 1, 1939, Germany attacked Poland and started World War II. Within days of the war's beginning, Brańsk suffered German bombardment. On September 17, 1939, the Soviet Union attacked Poland from the east, and in partnership with Nazi Germany, partitioned Poland under the terms of the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact of August 23. Brańsk along with all areas of Poland east of the Bug River was then occupied by the Soviet Union. All Polish and Jewish businesses of substance were confiscated by the Communist State. Several Poles from Brańsk were murdered by the Russians in the large Katyn massacre in 1940.[2] The Soviets remained in control of Brańsk until June 1941 when the Germans invaded their erstwhile Soviet allies.
The German Army occupied the town and ordered the Jewish community to build a ghetto surrounded by barbed wire, to which the Jewish population (some 65% of the town) was confined. On November 8, 1942, the Jews of Brańsk were ordered to report to the town center, forced to march to the nearby town of Bielsk, and then transported by train to Treblinka. Within weeks, the vast majority were murdered by gassing at the Treblinka extermination camp.[3][4] Several local Jews were hidden and rescued by Poles (including the local parish priest) in Brańsk and nearby villages.[5] Some hiding places in nearby villages were discovered by the Germans, who then murdered captured Jews.[6] Their Polish rescuers were either also murdered or managed to hide from the Germans until the end of the German occupation.[6]
On August 1, 1944, the town was captured by Soviet forces. On August 4, 1944, the Russians arrested 12 officers of the Polish underground Home Army in Brańsk, after they were deceitfully gathered for a supposed formal meeting with the command of the Soviet 65th Army.[7] The town was soon restored to Poland.
Demographics
Population
According to the 1921 census, the town was inhabited by 3,739 people, among whom 1,474 were Roman Catholic, 100 Orthodox, and 2,165 Jewish. At the same time, 1,530 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 2,165 Jewish, 32 Belarusian and 12 Russian. There were 493 residential buildings in the village.[8]
Detailed data as of 30 June 2021:[9]
| Total | Women | Men | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % |
| Population | 3,667 | 100 | 1,808 | 49.3 | 1,859 | 50.7 |
| Population Density (persons/km²) |
113.1 | 55.8 | 57.3 | |||
Municipal government
It is the seat of Gmina Brańsk, but is not part of Gmina Brańsk.
Executive branch
The chief executive of the government is the Mayor (Polish: Burmistrz).
Legislative branch
The legislative portion of the government is the Council (Polish: Rada) composed of the President (Polish: Przewodniczšcy), the Vice President (Polish: Wiceprzewodniczšcy) and thirteen councilors.
Neighbouring political subdivisions
Brańsk is bordered by Gminy Rudka and Brańsk.
Transport
Roads and highways
Brańsk is at the intersection of a National Road and a Voivodeship Road:
- National Road Шаблон:Jct - Zambrów - Brańsk - Bielsk Podlaski - Kleszczele - Czeremcha - Połowce Border Crossing (Belarus)
- Voivodeship Road Шаблон:Jct - Roszki-Wodźki - Łapy - Brańsk - Ciechanowiec
Streets
The major streets (Polish: Ulica) in Brańsk are:
- Rynek
- Armii Krajowej (National Road Шаблон:Jct)
- Bielska
- Binduga
- Boćkowska
- Błonie
- Jagiellońska
- Jana Pawła II (Voivodeship Road Шаблон:Jct)
- Kapicy Milewskiego
- Kasztanowa
- Klonowa
- Konopnickiej
- Kościelna
- Kościuszki (Voivodeship Road Шаблон:Jct)
- Mickiewicza
- Piłsudskiego
- Poniatowskiego
- Senatorska
- Sienkiewicza
- Skłodowskiej-Curie
- Szkolna
- Słowackiego
- Witosa
- Wyszyńskiego
- Ściegiennego
Public transport
Bus service
Regular bus service is provided by Państwowa Komunikacja Samochodowa (State Car Communication, PKS) via PKS Bielsk Podlaskie, PKS Białystok and PKS Siemiatycze
Rail service
The closest passenger train service is provided by Polskie Koleje Państwowe (Polish State Railways, PKP) SA from the following stations:
- Szepietowo - express and local service to Warsaw and Białystok - Шаблон:Convert northwest
- Bielsk Podlaski - express and local service to Siedlce and Białystok - Шаблон:Convert east
Economy
The land-use is as follows:[10]
- Agricultural use: 66%
- Forest land: 27%
- City: 2.34%
Major business
- Financial:Banking - Bank Spóldzielczy w Brańsku, ul. Kosciuszki 2A, 17-120 Brańsk, Poland
- Manufacturing:Plastics - Wald-Gold, ul. M. Konopnickiej 20, 17-120 Brańsk, Poland
Local attractions
Places of worship
- Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Roman Catholic. The parish is serving Brańsk, Bronka, Brzeźnica, Glinnik, Jarmarkowszczyzna, Kalnica, Kiersnówek, Majerowizna, Oleksin, Otapy, Patoki, Popławy, Świrydy, Załuskie Koronne, Załuskie Kościelne.[11] It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Drohiczyn.
- St. Simeon Stylites - Polish Orthodox. It is a mission church of the Church of the Apostles St. Peter and Paul in Malesze,[12] part of the Polish Orthodox Diocese of Warsaw-Bielsk.
Nearby attractions
- Sanktuarium Matki Bożej Pojedniania w Hodyszewie (Our Lady of Hodyszewo Sanctuary) in Hodyzewo - Шаблон:Convert northwest
- Ossoliński Palace in Rudka - Шаблон:Convert west
Notable people
- Jan Klemens Branicki – Polish nobleman
- Cezary Kosiński – Polish actor
- Ignatius Kapitsa-Milewski – archivist and author
- Shimon Shkop – Jewish scholar and rabbi (1906–1920)
- Moshe Rosen (Nezer HaKodesh) - Jewish scholar and rabbi (1870–1957)
- Zofia Drzewiecka – Recipient of the Righteous among the Nations Medal
- Waclawa and Pawel Sobolewski – posthumous recipients of the Righteous among the Nations Medal
- Antoni Sobolewski – posthumous recipient of the Righteous among the Nations Medal
- Aleksander Sobolewski – posthumous recipient of the Righteous among the Nations Medal
Miscellanea
- The Righteous among the Nations Medal has been granted to 14 current and former residents of Brańsk by Yad Vashem.[13]
External links
References
Шаблон:Bielsk County Шаблон:Gmina Brańsk Шаблон:Authority control
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- ↑ Eva Hoffman. Shtetl: The Life and Death of a Small Town and the World of Polish Jews. Houghton Mifflin, 1997.
- ↑ Zbigniew Romaniuk. The Story of Two Shtetls: Brańsk and Ejszyszki, Part One. The Polish Educational Foundation in North America, 1998.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
- ↑ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej: opracowany na podstawie wyników pierwszego powszechnego spisu ludności z dn. 30 września 1921 r. i innych źródeł urzędowych., t. T. 5, województwo białostockie, 1924, s. 14.
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