Susz
Susz | |
|---|---|
 Centre of the town | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Iława |
| Gmina | Susz |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.67 km2 (2.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 5,610 |
| • Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 14-240 |
| Website | http://www.susz.pl |
Susz [suʂ] (Template:Lang-de) is a town in Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 5,600 inhabitants (2004).
Geographical location
Susz is located about 26 kilometers east of Kwidzyn, 48 kilometers south of Elbląg and 130 kilometers south-west of Kaliningrad at an altitude of 114 meters above sea level.
History
Throughout its history the town carried a rose in its coat of arms (in German Rosenberg means "rose hill").
Around 1900 the town had a Protestant church, a Catholic church and a synagogue.
After World War I, during the ongoing Polish-Bolshevik War, a plebiscite was held to determine whether the town was to be part of Germany or the Second Polish Republic on July 11, 1920. 33,498 voted to remain in Germany, 1,073 voted for Poland. Based on that result the ton was included in the Regierungsbezirk Marienwerder within East Prussia. From October 26, 1939, till 1945 it was part of Regierungsbezirk Marienwerder in the province of Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia. During World War II Rosenberg was captured by the Red Army. After the end of war, the town became part of Poland under its Polish name Susz.[citation needed]
After the town had been put under Polish administration almost all German inhabitants who had remained in the town or had returned were expelled.
Number of inhabitants by year
| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 1788 | 781 |
| 1829 | 1,570 |
| 1831 | 1,295 |
| 1875 | 3,081 |
| 1880 | 3,044 |
| 1885 | 3,055 |
| 1890 | 2,909 |
| 1905 | 3,259 |
| 1925 | 3,280 |
| 1933 | 3,822 |
| 1939 | 4,481 |
| 1943 | 4,440 |
| 2006 | 5,610 |
Note that the above table is based on primary, possibly biased or inaccurate, sources.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ^ Johann Friedrich Goldbeck: Vollständige Topographie des Königreichs Preußen. Teil II, Marienwerder 1789, p. 10, no. 7.
- ^ Der Große Brockhaus, 15th edition, Vol. 16, Leipzig 1933, pp. 101–102.
- ^ Michael Rademacher: Deutsche Verwaltungsgeschichte Provinz Westpreußen, Kreis Rosenberg (2006).
- ^ August Eduard Preuß: Preußische Landes- und Volkskunde. Königsberg 1835, p. 440, no. 56.
53°43′N 19°20′E / 53.717°N 19.333°E
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