page_title: Słupca
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Słupca / History
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Widok miasta Słupcy w 1705 r. Na podstawie ryciny z XVIII w. Oryginał odnaleziony w Kościele św. Wawrzyńca w Słupcy. Obecnie zaginiony.
context_page_description: Słupca is a town in Greater Poland Voivodeship, central Poland, and the seat of Słupca County. It has 14,650 inhabitants.
context_section_description: History of Słupca dates back to the Middle Ages. On November 15, 1290 Polish Duke Przemysł II granted Słupca town rights. In 1296 Słupca's town privileges were renewed; this time Słupca was granted a range of new privileges. It is inhabited by about 1000 people. On November 11, 1314 King Władysław I the Elbow-high granted Slupca a privilege to establish a mint and produce coins. Since 1314 it was located in the Kalisz Voivodeship of the Polish Kingdom. In 1331 the town was raided and burned down by the Teutonic Knights. A defensive wall of the length of 1100 meters was constructed between 1375 and 1382. During the Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466) the town of Slupca sent 20 knights so as other 9 biggest towns of Greater Poland did. By the end of 15th century Słupca was inhabited by about 2000 people. During the Swedish occupation of Poland the town was looted several times and after the Second Partition of Poland in 1793 it was annexed by Prussia. In 1794 it was a base for the Polish Kościuszko Uprising.
  In 1807 Słupca became part of the short-lived Polish Duchy of Warsaw and after the Vienna Congress of 1815 it became part of the Congress Kingdom of Poland, later on forcibly annexed by Russia. At the turn of the 19th century the defensive walls were dismantled. In the 19th century, there was economic growth due to Słupca's location on the route to Berlin. In 1867 the county of Słupca was created.
  Słupca became again part of Poland, after the country regained independence after World War I in 1918. In 1922 a railway connection between Kutno and Strzałkowo was built, as a result Słupca acquired railway connection with Warsaw and Poznań. In 1926 the Monument for Fallen for Freedom of the Fatherland was unveiled at the Market Square in Słupca.
  After the invasion of Poland in 1939 Słupca was included in the Reichsgau Wartheland under German occupation. Between 1939 and 1941 most Polish inhabitants were deported from Słupca for Germans to take their place as part of the Heim ins Reich Nazi policy. Also during the German occupation around 1,800 Jews of Słupca - men, women, and children, were murdered by the Nazis. Słupca remained under German occupation until January 21, 1945.
  After the war Słupca was again part of Poland. In 1955 the Słupca Lake was created as a recreational center on former turbary land. As a result of the 1975 administrative reform the town was included in the Konin Voivodeship and after January 1, 1999 Słupca became part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship and also a seat of a county for the 3rd time in history.
caption: Słupca in 1705
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