Łasin

Łasin [ˈwaɕin] (German: Lessen) is a town in Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,271 inhabitants (2004). It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Łasin. It lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Grudziądz and 78 km (48 mi) north-east of Toruń. It is located within the historic Chełmno Land.

Łasin
Łasin Town Hall
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Łasin
Coordinates: 53°30′59″N 19°5′24″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyGrudziądz
GminaŁasin
Town rights1298
Area
 • Total4.79 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total3,276
 • Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
86-320
Websitehttp://www.lasin.pl/

History
Main article: History of Łasin
Gothic Saint Catherine church

The history of Łasin dates back to the rule of First Polish King Bolesław I the Brave.[1]

Polish brothers Mateusz and Jakub owned land near the Łasinka River (Łasin). In the year 1298, it was taken from them by the Country Master of the Teutonic Order Meinhard von Querfurt and given to Jan de Nemore, who founded the village of Łasin. Also in 1298, the town received German Magdeburg law city rights from the monastic state of the Teutonic Knights in which it was located.

In 1454, King Casimir IV Jagiellon reincorporated the Chełmno Land to the Kingdom of Poland upon the request of the Prussian Confederation, however, Łasin itself was captured by Poles in 1461 during the subsequent Thirteen Years' War.[1] After the war, in 1466, the Teutonic Knights renounced claims to the town, and recognized it as part of Poland. Administratively it was located in the Chełmno Voivodeship in the province of Royal Prussia in the Greater Poland Province of the Polish Crown.

Following the First Partition of Poland in 1772, the town, as Lessen, was annexed by King Frederick II of Prussia and made part of the German Kingdom of Prussia. In 1871, during the unification of Germany, it became part of the Prussian-led German Empire and in 1920, in accordance with the Treaty of Versailles, Łasin became part of the Polish Republic, after it regained independence in 1918. In interwar Poland, the mayor of Łasin was Stefan Tomczyński, a Polish activist and efficient administrator, who was previously harassed by Prussians for pro-Polish activity in the Prussian Partition.[2]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in October 1939, the Selbstschutz carried out several mass executions of Polish inhabitants of Łasin and its surroundings, killing 150 people.[3]

Culture

A museum dedicated to firefighting (Muzeum Pożarnictwa Ziemi Pomorskiej) is located in Łasin.

Sports

Piast Łasin sports club is based in Łasin, with football, table tennis and powerlifting sections.[4]

  • Monument to Poles murdered by the Nazis in 1939
  • Old townhouses
  • Łasin Lake
  • Water tower

Notable people

References
  1. "Historia". Lasin.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. Marek Prabucki. "Jak poznaniak został burmistrzem Łasina". Nowości Dziennik Toruński (in Polish). Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. Maria Wardzyńska, Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion, IPN, Warszawa, 2009, p. 172-173 (in Polish)
  4. "O klubie". LKS Piast Łasin (in Polish). Retrieved 13 April 2020.



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