Kępno

Kępno (in German Kempen ) is a Ville of Poland which counts 15.200 inhabitants (2000). It is the Chef-lieu of a district ( powiat ) of the Voïvodie of Large-Poland.

Geographical location

The town of Kępno is located in the south of the Large-Poland, to 80 km of Wrocław, to 60 km of Ostrów Wielkopolski, with 70km of Kalisz and 75km of Opole.

It is with the Carrefour trunk road 11 (Poznań - Katowice) and trunk road 8 (Wrocław - Warsaw). It is envisaged to build an exchanger in the Banlieue of the city where the fast tracks will meet S11 (Kołobrzeg - Pyrzowice) and S8 (Wrocław- Lithuania).

Kępno is also a railway Nœud important. The lines Kluczbork - Lubliniec - Katowice, Ostrów Wielkopolski - Poznań and Wieluń - Częstochowa cross there.

History

The site of Kępno is already inhabited with the Bronze Age. At the 10th century, a extremely is built in the middle of the Marécage S. a city develops close to the fort as from the 12th century. It receives the urban Privilège S in 1283. The February 15th 1282, it is here that Przemysl II concludes an agreement with Mestwin II, in virtue of which the Poméranie de Gdańsk must return to him after the death of Mestwin (1294), following what it can be crowned king de Pologne in 1295.

At the 14th century, at the time of Casimir III Large the, a strong Château is built to control this frontier zone . In 1385, Kępno becomes a private property and loses are statute of city. Kępno benefits from its situation on the road of the Blé connecting Wieluń to Wrocław. It again finds urban privileges in 1660, following a demographic growth important caused by the massive arrival of Protesting S, in particular coming from Milicz. XV {{E}} at the 19th century, Kępno shelters one of more important Jewish communities of Large Poland. In the second part of the 18th century, the city becomes a center important Textile.

Annexed by the Prussia in 1793, the city joined Poland the January 17th 1920. It is released from the occupation Nazi by the Red Army the January 21st 1945.

Economy

Kępno is a center Industrie L and of service S.

Industrial main activities:

  • production of chemical apparatuses ( Chemomet Spółka z.o.o )
  • production of machines ( Nowak Alojzy , Remo Spółka Z o.o , WUTECH Nawrot & Barczok S.J. )
  • food industries
  • production of pieces of furniture
  • construction

Tourism

To see:

  • a Cimetière which dates from the Culture lusacian
  • the regional Musée
  • the Synagog (1814/1815)
  • of the houses middle-class be XVIIIe and XIXe centuries
  • the town hall (1846)
  • the regional law courts (1835)
  • the vestiges of the Moyen-âge

External bond

  • Official site of the city

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