Sianów
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sianów
| image_skyline = Sianów teren Starego Miasta 1 Eleanor.jpg
| image_caption = Town center
| image_flag = POL Sianów flag (by Shazz).svg
| image_shield = POL Sianów COA 1.svg
| pushpin_map = Poland
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
| subdivision_name1 = West Pomeranian
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Koszalin
| subdivision_type3 = Gmina
| subdivision_name3 = Sianów
| established_title = Town rights
| established_date = 1343
| area_total_km2 = 15.93
| population_as_of = 2010
| population_total = 6555
| population_density_km2 = auto
| coordinates = {{coord|54|13|49|N|16|17|51|E|region:PL|display=title,inline}}
| elevation_m =
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 76-004| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| registration_plate = ZKO
| blank_name_sec2 = Highway
| blank_info_sec2 = File:S6-PL.svg
| website = http://www.sianow.pl
}}
Sianów (Polish pronunciation: {{IPAc-pl|'|ś|a|n|u|f}}; {{langx|de|Zanow}}) is a town in northern Poland, in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in Koszalin County, seat of Gmina Sianów. It has 6,555 inhabitants (2010).
Sianów is a member of Cittaslow.
History
File:Sianów park miejski 2 Eleanor.jpg
The territory became part of the emerging Polish state under its first ruler Mieszko I by {{circa|967}}.{{cite magazine|last=Labuda|first=Gerard|year=1993|title=Chrystianizacja Pomorza (X–XIII stulecie)|magazine=Studia Gdańskie|language=pl|location=Gdańsk-Oliwa|volume=IX|page=47}} At various times, Sianów was part of the eastern and western duchies of Pomerania, formed as a result of the medieval fragmentation of Poland into smaller duchies.{{cite book|last=Kratz|first=Gustav|year=1865|title=Die Städte der Provinz Pommern. Abriss ihrer Geschichte, zumeist nach Urkunden|location=Berlin|pages=561–563}} It was possibly a possession of the East Pomeranian Swienca family. It was granted town rights in 1343.{{cite book|last=Krzysztofik|first=Robert|title=Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna|year=2007|location=Katowice|publisher=Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego|language=pl|pages=68–69|isbn=978-83-226-1616-1}} In 1353, the town was possibly purchased by the Bishop of Kamień, however, the actual status is not known, as in 1372 it was noted as a ducal possession and in 1386 as a diocesan possession. In 1480, during his stay at the local castle, Duke Bogislaw X was attacked and captured by the rebellious townspeople from nearby Koszalin.
The town remained part of the district of Darłowo, from which it was separated in 1623 by Duke Boguslaw XIV. Following the annexation by Brandenburg, the town was in dispute with the regional administration over its administrative status as it was reintegrated into the Darłowo district, and deprived of its voting rights in regional assemblies and of its local judiciary. In 1743, Sianów purchased the lake between Sianów and Skibno. During the Napoleonic Wars, some 11,000 soldiers passed through the town, including of the Polish Legions.{{cite web|url=https://sianow.pl/kalendarium/1807/sianow-w-okresie-wojen-napoleonskich/|title=Sianów w okresie wojen napoleońskich|website=Gmina Sianów|access-date=13 April 2025|language=pl}} In 1833, some 100 former Polish insurgents built the road connecting Sianów and Koszalin, part of the longer road connecting Gdańsk and Szczecin.{{cite web|url=http://muzeum.koszalin.pl/?q=node/1699|title=Kalendarium 750 lat Koszalina|website=Muzeum w Koszalinie|access-date=13 April 2025|language=pl}} In 1877, a road connecting Sianów with the railway station in nearby Skibno was built.{{cite web|url=https://sianow.pl/kalendarium/1877/wybudowano-droge-do-dworca-w-skibnie/|title=Wybudowano drogę do dworca w Skibnie|website=Gmina Sianów|access-date=13 April 2025|language=pl}} Four annual fairs were held in the town in the late 19th century.{{cite book|author= |title=Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich|volume=XIV|year=1895|language=pl|location=Warszawa|page=394}}
During World War II, Nazi Germany operated a forced labour subcamp of the Stalag II-B prisoner-of-war camp in the town.{{cite web|url=http://stalag2b.free.fr/leskommandos.htm|title=Les Kommandos|website=Stalag IIB Hammerstein, Czarne en Pologne|access-date=13 April 2025|language=fr}} In March 1945, liberated forced labourer August Turzyński became the mayor of Sianów.
Demographics
{{Historical populations|align=left|cols=2|1871|2200|1880|2517|1890|2857|1900|2763|1910|2573|1925|2655|1939|3050|1950|1828|1960|3422|2010|6555
|source={{cite book|author=|title=Dokumentacja Geograficzna|volume=3/4|year=1967|language=pl|location=Warszawa|publisher=Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk|page=45}}{{cite book|author=|url=https://stat.gov.pl/cps/rde/xbcr/gus/PUBL_l_ludnosc_stan_struktura_31_12_2010.pdf|title=Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r.|year=2011|language=pl|location=Warszawa|publisher=Główny Urząd Statystyczny|page=107|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113152513/https://stat.gov.pl/cps/rde/xbcr/gus/PUBL_l_ludnosc_stan_struktura_31_12_2010.pdf|archive-date=13 November 2011}}}}
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Notable people
- Edward Żentara (1956–2011), Polish actor, appearing in more than 50 films and television shows between 1978 and 2010.
References
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External links
- [http://www.sianow.pl/ Official town webpage]
{{Gmina Sianów}}
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