Zbiersk-Cukrownia Explained

Zbiersk-Cukrownia
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Greater Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kalisz
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Stawiszyn
Coordinates:51.9522°N 18.1383°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Population Total:1800

Zbiersk-Cukrownia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stawiszyn, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5km (03miles) north-east of Stawiszyn, 220NaN0 north of Kalisz, and 980NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

History

The village was established as a result of administrative reform on 1 January 1973. During said reform, smaller administrative units of gromada and osiedle (settlement) were replaced with larger gminas. There was a question whether to locate gmina's capital in Zbiersk, which was the biggest village of the region, but was located on its outskirts, or nearby Stawiszyn – which was located closer to gmina's center, but was a smaller town (in fact, the smallest town in Poland). To solve the dispute, Zbiersk was divided into Zbiersk (western part) and Zbiersk-Cukrownia (eastern part) along the Konin-Kalisz road. The name of the new village was derived from a local sugar refinery (pl. cukrownia), established in the 19th century.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 1 June 2008 . Polish.