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Sicienko, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Sicienko (German: Wilhelmsort) is a village in Bydgoszcz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Sicienko. It lies north-west of Bydgoszcz. In 2006 the village had a population of 653. Walther Wever (general), pre-war commander of the Luftwaffe, was born here. History The area of the modern village has been inhabited at least since early Middle Ages, there were numerous archaeological finds in the area dated between 5th and 10th century. The village for most of its history shared the fate of the nearby city of Bydgoszcz, as well as the nearby village of Sitno. In the 19th century, when Poland was partitioned among Russia, Prussia and Austria, the area was part of Prussian province of West Prussia. Initially named "Małe Sitno" (lit. Little Sitno), its name was Germanised to "Klein Sittno", while the administrative division around it was named "Wilhelmsort". At the end of the 19th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries Of The World
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partitions Of Poland
The Partitions of Poland were three partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that took place toward the end of the 18th century and ended the existence of the state, resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland and Lithuania for 123 years. The partitions were conducted by the Habsburg monarchy, the Kingdom of Prussia, and the Russian Empire, which divided up the Commonwealth lands among themselves progressively in the process of territorial seizures and annexations. The First Partition was decided on August 5, 1772 after the Bar Confederation lost the war with Russia. The Second Partition occurred in the aftermath of the Polish–Russian War of 1792 and the Targowica Confederation of 1792 when Russian and Prussian troops entered the Commonwealth and the partition treaty was signed during the Grodno Sejm on January 23, 1793 (without Austria). The Third Partition took place on October 24, 1795, in reaction to the unsuccessful Polish Kościuszko Uprising the previ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish American Football League
The Polish American Football League or shortly PLFA ( pl, Polska Liga Futbolu Amerykańskiego) was a structured system for the American football competitions in Poland founded in 2004 by the Polish federation PZFA. In 2012, the Topliga was created as a major league with a bid (invitation) rule. The remaining teams are divided into two leagues (PLFA I and PLFA II) between which there was promotion and relegation. There were two eight-man football competitions: PLFA 8 for reserve teams and smaller clubs, and PLFA J for under-17 players. The top four teams from the Topliga regular season entered the playoffs and the winners met in the championship game called the SuperFinał (more commonly known as the ''Polish Bowl''). The PLFA I championship game was called the PLFA Cup Game. In the 2013 season there were 74 teams in 5 leagues. 57 teams played 11-man football (8 teams in the Topliga, 8 teams in the PLFA I and 21 teams in the PLFA II) and other 37 teams played 8-man football comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bydgoszcz Archers
The Bydgoszcz Archers were a one-time Polish champion American football team based in Bydgoszcz, Poland which currently competes in the Polish Football League. History The origins of American football in Bydgoszcz back to 2008, when it began to create a team called Bydgoszcz Raiders. In 2009 the team changed his name to Bydgoszcz Archers. The name refers to one of the symbols of Bydgoszcz, sculpture of the ''Łuczniczka'' (female archer). In the 2011 season the team took 4th place in the 8-man football competition ''PLFA 8''. Archers qualified for the Final Four, after winning the qualifying tournament in Bydgoszcz and finishing second in the tournament in Olsztyn Olsztyn ( , ; german: Allenstein ; Old Prussian: ''Alnāsteini'' * Latin: ''Allenstenium'', ''Holstin'') is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with county rights. .... After the 2019 season the Archers merged with the team "Herosi Bydg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angels Toruń
Angels Toruń is an American football team based in Toruń, Poland. The team currently competes in the PLFA II of Polish American Football League.The club also hosts the Angels Junior (PLFA J for under-17 players) and reserve team Metropolitans in eight-man football competitions PLFA 8. History The team was founded on November 24, 2011. It was an open invitation and became the most effective recruitment in Poland with over 70 applicants! The high level of interest was recognised by its selection as the "sports event in 2011 in Torun" according to Gazeta Wyborcza. The club was officially registered on December 15, 2011 in the register of clubs conducted by the Mayor of Toruń at No 69. The Angels joined the PLFAII in 2012 PLFA season as the youngest team in league. On May 5, 2012 the team played their first league game, which was also the inauguration of PLFAII against Olsztyn Lakers, winning in debut 28:6. The team name comes from Toruń coat of arms, which includes the Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reserve Team
In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players under contract to a club but who do not normally play in matches for the first team. Reserve teams often include back-up players from the first team, young players who need playing time to improve their skills, as well as members of the first team recovering from injury. In some countries, reserve or development teams compete in entirely separate competitions from first teams, while some countries allow reserve teams or farm teams to compete in the same league system as their club's first team, although usually in separate divisions. In association football Reserve teams usually consist of a combination of emerging youth players and first-team squad players. These teams are distinct from a club's youth team, which usually consists of players under a certain age and plays in an age-specific league. In England, Argentina and the United States the term ''reserve'' is commonly used to describe these teams. In Germany and Austria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitans Toruń-Bydgoszcz
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Metropolitans may refer to: Sports *New York Metropolitans (1880–1887), a defunct Major League New Baseball team *New York Mets (1962–present), a Major League Baseball team *Seattle Metropolitans (1915–1924), a Seattle ice hockey team *Bydgoszcz–Toruń Metropolitans (BiT Mets) (2012–present), a Bydgoszcz-Toruń bi-polar agglomeration American football reserve team of Angels Toruń and Bydgoszcz Archers *Metropolitans 92, a basketball team currently playing in France's top men's division, LNB Pro A Other uses * Metropolia, or metropolis, Christian term for the jurisdiction under a Metropolitan bishop, who might also be known as a Metropolitan. See also * Metropolitan (other) Metropolitan may refer to: * Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories * Metropolitan borough, a form of local government district in England * Metropolitan county, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dąbrówka Nowa, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Dąbrówka Nowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sicienko, within Bydgoszcz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Sicienko and north-west of Bydgoszcz. History During the German occupation (World War II), in 1941, the occupiers carried out expulsions of Poles, who were mostly deported to the Potulice concentration camp, while their houses and farms were handed over to German colonists as part of the ''Lebensraum'' policy. In 1945, the village was the site of the Soviet-perpetrated Dąbrówka Nowa Massacre The Dąbrówka Nowa Massacre occurred on 22 January 1945 in Dąbrówka Nowa in Poland, when a unit of the Red Army advancing from Nakło to Bydgoszcz killed over 100 unarmed members of the 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian). .... References Villages in Bydgoszcz County Pomeranian Voivodeship (1919–1939) {{Bydgoszcz-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Ślesin
__NOTOC__ Gmina Ślesin is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Ślesin, which lies approximately north of Konin and east of the regional capital Poznań. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 13,446 (out of which the population of Ślesin amounts to 3,102, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 10,344). Villages Apart from the town of Ślesin, Gmina Ślesin contains the villages and settlements of Biele, Biskupie, Biskupie Sarnowskie, Bylew, Bylew-Parcele, Dąbrowa Duża, Dąbrowa Mała, Florentynowo, Głębockie Drugie, Głębockie Pierwsze, Głębockie-Witalisów, Goranin, Goraninek, Holendry Wąsowskie, Honoratka, Honoratka-Władysławów, Ignacewo, Julia, Kępa, Kijowiec, Kijowiec-Ściany, Kijowiec-Szyszynek, Kijowskie Nowiny, Kolebki, Kolebki-Frąsin, Kolebki-Ługi, Konstantynówek, Konstantynowo, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germanisation
Germanisation, or Germanization, is the spread of the German language, German people, people and German culture, culture. It was a central idea of German conservative thought in the 19th and the 20th centuries, when conservatism and ethnic nationalism went hand in hand. In linguistics, Germanisation of non-German languages also occurs when they adopt many German words. Under the policies of states such as the State of the Teutonic Order, Teutonic Order, Federal State of Austria, Austria, the German Empire and Nazi Germany, non-Germans were often prohibited from using their native language, and had their traditions and culture suppressed in the goal of gradually eliminating foreign cultures, a form of ethnic cleansing. In addition, colonists and settlers were used to upset the population balance. During the Nazi Germany, Nazi era, Germanisation turned into a policy of genocide against some non-German ethnic groups. Forms Historically there are different forms and degrees of the ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Prussia
The Province of West Prussia (german: Provinz Westpreußen; csb, Zôpadné Prësë; pl, Prusy Zachodnie) was a province of Prussia from 1773 to 1829 and 1878 to 1920. West Prussia was established as a province of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1773, formed from Royal Prussia of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth annexed in the First Partition of Poland. West Prussia was dissolved in 1829 and merged with East Prussia to form the Province of Prussia, but was re-established in 1878 when the merger was reversed and became part of the German Empire. From 1918, West Prussia was a province of the Free State of Prussia within Weimar Germany, losing most of its territory to the Second Polish Republic and the Free City of Danzig in the Treaty of Versailles. West Prussia was dissolved in 1920, and its remaining western territory was merged with Posen to form Posen-West Prussia, and its eastern territory merged with East Prussia as the Region of West Prussia district. West Prussia's prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitno, Bydgoszcz County
Sitno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sicienko, within Bydgoszcz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Sicienko and north-west of Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz ( , , ; german: Bromberg) is a city in northern Poland, straddling the meeting of the River Vistula with its left-bank tributary, the Brda. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021 and an urban agglomeration with more .... References Sitno {{Bydgoszcz-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
