Stoczek Łukowski
Stoczek Łukowski belongs to the historic province of Mazovia, in which it was part of the Land of Czersk. In the 15th century, it was property of Bishops of Poznań, and was named "Wola Poznańska". In the 16th century documents, it was also called "Sebastianowo", probably after Bishop of Poznań Sebastian Branicki. Current name came into use in the 17th century.
History
Stoczek Łukowski was first mentioned in the 13th century. On 4 April 1546, it was granted town charter by King Sigismund I the Old.
Following the Third Partition of Poland in 1795, the town was annexed by Austria. After the Polish victory in the Austro-Polish War of 1809, it was included within the short-lived Duchy of Warsaw. Following the duchy's dissolution in 1815, it became part of Russian-controlled Congress Poland. The Battle of Stoczek took place there on 14 February 1831 during the November Uprising. On 18 January 1849, Aleksander Świętochowski was born in Stoczek. Another famous person born here is Bishop Adolf Piotr Szelążek. Stoczek was one of main centers of the January Uprising, for which in 1867 it was stripped of town charter, and remained a village until 1916.
Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was occupied by Germany until 1944.
Notable residents
- Aleksander Świętochowski (1849–1938), writer, educator, and philosopher
References
External links
- Official town website and English version of this site